Lacunarity analysis: A general technique for the analysis of spatial patterns

被引:416
作者
Plotnick, RE
Gardner, RH
Hargrove, WW
Prestegaard, K
Perlmutter, M
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,APPALACHIAN ENVIRONM LAB,FROSTBURG,MD 21532
[2] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,DIV ENVIRONM SCI,OAK RIDGE,TN 37831
[3] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT GEOL,COLLEGE PK,MD 20742
[4] ARGONNE NATL LAB,DIV ENERGY SYST,ARGONNE,IL 60439
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1996年 / 53卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.53.5461
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Lacunarity analysis is a multiscaled method for describing patterns of spatial dispersion. It can be used with both binary and quantitative data in one, two, and three dimensions. Although originally developed for fractal objects, the method is more general and can be readily used to describe nonfractal and multifractal patterns. Lacunarity analysis is broadly applicable to many data sets used in the natural sciences; we illustrate its application to both geological and ecological data.
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页码:5461 / 5468
页数:8
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