Published May 1996
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Journal article
Lacunarity analysis: A general technique for the analysis of spatial patterns
- 1. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7059 (United States)
- 2. University of Maryland, Appalachian Environmental Laboratory, Frostburg, Maryland 21532 (United States)
- 3. Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6038 (United States)
- 4. Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
- 5. Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)
Description
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. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
- Journal Volume
- 53
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 5461-5468.
- ISSN
- 1063-651X
- CODEN
- PLEEE8
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 27076616
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOPHYSICS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONS; ECOLOGY; FRACTALS; GEOLOGY; SCALING LAWS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
- Descriptors DEC
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