Models of fractal river basins
1998
Abstract
Two distinct models for self-similar and self-affine river basins are numerically investigated. They yield fractal aggregation patterns following nontrivial power laws in experimentally relevant distributions. Previous numerical estimates on the critical exponents, when existing, are confirmed and superseded. A physical motivation for both models in the present framework is also discussed.
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Title
Models of fractal river basins
Author(s)
Cieplak, M. ; Giacometti, A. ; Maritan, A. ; Rinaldo, A. ; Rodriguez-Iturbe, I. ; Banavar, J. R.
Published in
Journal of Statistical Physics
Volume
91
Issue
1-2
Pages
1-15
Date
1998
ISSN
0022-4715
Laboratories
ECHO
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