Fractal properties of landforms in the Ordos Block and surrounding areas, China

Geomorphology

Volumn 175-176, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-162

  Bi, Lisi ^a,b   He, Honglin ^a   Wei, Zhanyu ^a   Shi, Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular fractal model; Fractal properties; Geomorphological zones; Ordos Block; Variogram

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORM; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VARIOGRAM;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84866414934     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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