An improved algorithm for computing local fractal dimension using the triangular prism method

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1224-1233

  Ju, Wenxue ^a   Lam, Nina S N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Divisor step method; Local fractal dimension; Triangular prism

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SURFACES; DIVISOR-STEP METHOD; GEOSCIENCES; IMPROVED ALGORITHMS; LOCAL FRACTAL DIMENSION; LOCAL MEASUREMENTS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; TRIANGULAR PRISM; WINDOW SIZES; WINDOW-BASED;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEASUREMENTS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PRISMS; REMOTE SENSING; WINDOWS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; TRIANGULATION;

EID: 64949125165     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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