SELF-AFFINE SCALING OF FRACTAL RIVER COURSES AND BASIN BOUNDARIES

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作者
IJJASZVASQUEZ, EJ [1 ]
BRAS, RL [1 ]
RODRIGUEZ-ITURBE, I [1 ]
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[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV, DEPT CIVIL ENGN, COLLEGE STN, TX 77843 USA
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10.1016/0378-4371(94)90184-8
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The scaling properties of the geometrical features of river courses and basin boundaries are investigated. These structures show anisotropic scaling which classify them as self-affine fractals. The self-affine characteristics of channels and boundaries have been found to be the same across the different river basins analyzed. Using a simulation model of river networks and basin landscapes, the relationship between the self-affine characteristics of channels and the three-dimensional structure and evolution of the landscape is shown.
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