Testing statistical self-similarity in the topology of river networks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Mantilla, Ricardo ^a   Troutman, Brent M ^b   Gupta, Vijay K ^c  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION; RIVER SYSTEM; STOCHASTICITY; TOPOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957558280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001609     Document Type: Article

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