ISSN:
1573-8868
Keywords:
mathematical morphology
;
structuring element
;
morphometric quantities
;
fractal
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract The aim of this short note is to test whether the morphological skeletal network (MSN) of water bodies that resembles a river network follows Horton's laws. A fractal relationship of MSN of a water body is also shown. This investigation shows that the MSN of the Nizamsagar reservoir follows Horton's laws. Furthermore, this reservoir has a fractal dimension (D m) of 1.92 which was computed by using two morphometric quantities and the fractal dimension of the main skeletal length (d). This value tallies exactly with the fractal dimension (D f) of the whole MSN computed through box-counting method.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007505717002
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