Morphometric analysis of three-dimensional networks of karst conduits

Geomorphology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 17-28

  Pardo Iguzquiza, Eulogio ^a   Durán Valsero, Juan J ^a   Rodríguez Galiano, Victor ^b  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Connectivity index; Fractal dimension; Rose of directions; Semi variogram of spatial density; Sinuosity index; Z histograms

Indexed keywords

DENUDATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KARST; MORPHOMETRY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VARIOGRAM;

FRANCE;

EID: 79958741398     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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