Do Skeletal Networks Derived from Water Bodies Follow Horton's Laws?

Sagar, B. S. Daya ; Venu, M. ; Murthy, K. S. R. (1999) Do Skeletal Networks Derived from Water Bodies Follow Horton's Laws? Mathematical Geology, 31 (2). pp. 143-154. ISSN 08828121

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007505717002

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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.

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Keywords:mathematical morphology, structuring element, morphometric quantities, fractal
ID Code:126956
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