NetworkGT: A GIS tool for geometric and topological analysis of two-dimensional fracture networks

Björn Nyberg; Casey W. Nixon; David J. Sanderson

doi:10.1130/ges01595.1

journal article Open Access May 17, 2018

NetworkGT: A GIS tool for geometric and topological analysis of two-dimensional fracture networks

Björn Nyberg Casey W. Nixon David J. Sanderson

Geosphere Vol. 14 No. 4 pp. 1618-1634 · Geological Society of America

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Published: May 17, 2018
Vol/Issue: 14(4)
Pages: 1618-1634

Authors

B

Björn Nyberg

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway

C

Casey W. Nixon

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, 5020 Bergen, Norway

D

David J. Sanderson

Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

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Björn Nyberg, Casey W. Nixon, David J. Sanderson (2018). NetworkGT: A GIS tool for geometric and topological analysis of two-dimensional fracture networks. Geosphere, 14(4), 1618-1634. https://doi.org/10.1130/ges01595.1

NetworkGT: A GIS tool for geometric and topological analysis of two-dimensional fracture networks

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