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    | Titel | Modeling geophysical complexity: a case for geometric determinism |  
    | VerfasserIn | C. E. Puente, B. Sivakumar |  
    | Medientyp | Artikel 
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    | Sprache | Englisch 
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    | ISSN | 1027-5606 
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    | Erschienen | In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 11, no. 2 ; Nr. 11, no. 2 (2007-01-17), S.721-724 |  
    | Datensatznummer | 250009211 
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    | Publikation (Nr.) |  copernicus.org/hess-11-721-2007.pdf |  
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        | Zusammenfassung |  
        | It has been customary in the last few decades to employ stochastic models to
represent complex data sets encountered in geophysics, particularly in
hydrology. This article reviews a deterministic geometric procedure to data
modeling, one that represents whole data sets as derived distributions of
simple multifractal measures via fractal functions. It is shown how such a
procedure may lead to faithful holistic representations of existing
geophysical data sets that, while complementing existing representations via
stochastic methods, may also provide a compact language for geophysical
complexity. The implications of these ideas, both scientific and
philosophical, are stressed. |  
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