GEOGRAPHY AND THE PROPERTIES OF SURFACES. A STUDY OF RIVERS AND OTHER BRANCHING SYSTEMS.

Abstract

It is the purpose of this paper to put into objective terms the similarities that exist between branching structures for rivers and for botanical trees. Comparisons are based on: (1) Horton's branching laws for rivers; (2) Lubowe's junction angle laws for rivers; and, (3) Woldenberg's mixed hexagonal hierarchy system laws for 'market areas' and river basins. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673955

Entities

People

  • Gordon Howie

Organizations

  • Harvard University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drainage Basins
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Hierarchies
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Space Sciences

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