Visualizing structural geology: From Excel to Google Earth

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-56

  Blenkinsop, T G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Excel; Google Earth; Kmz; Structural geology; Virtual globe; Visualization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERNET; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84862229477     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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