A workflow to facilitate three-dimensional geometrical modelling of complex poly-deformed geological units

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 644-658

  Maxelon, Michael ^a   Renard, Philippe ^b   Courrioux, Gabriel ^c   Brändli, Martin ^d   Mancktelow, Neil ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D modelling; Database; Folds; GIS; Interpolation; Visualization; Workflow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERPOLATION; LITHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

3D MODELLING; DATABASE; FOLDS; GIS; WORKFLOW;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; DATABASE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; GIS; INTERPOLATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 60249098351     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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