Dynamic models of geomorphological patterns |
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Authors: | Ulf Grenander |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University, USA |
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Abstract: | A deformation mechanism is described and analyzed. It is intended for height patterns exposed to erosion and tectonic activity.
A simulation experiment is carried out for this model. Closedform expressions are derived for the covariance field, the properties
of spectral estimates, and for the optimal retrospective reconstruction of earlier, unknown height patterns. For obvious reasons
the author is in no position to make claims about the verisimilitude of the model. It is offered as an example of a potential
application to geology of the theory of patterns developed by the author and his coworkers in recent years. It is hoped that
those more qualified than the author in the subject matter area can extend and modify the analysis to make it closer to geological
reality.
supported by NSF grant GJ-3100X. |
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Keywords: | Fourier analysis pattern analysis geomorphology |
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