3D form line construction by structural field interpolation (SFI) of geologic strike and dip observations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 167-179

  Hillier, Michael ^a   de Kemp, Eric ^a   Schetselaar, Ernst ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dip; Form line; Interpolation; Strike; Structural anisotropy; Vector field

Indexed keywords

DIP; FORM LINES; STRIKE; STRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY; VECTOR FIELDS;

ANISOTROPY; GEOMETRY; INTERPOLATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VECTORS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; DIP; EIGENVALUE; FOLD; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; INTERPOLATION; STRIKE (GEOLOGY); THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84877105445     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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