FracPaQ: A MATLAB™ toolbox for the quantification of fracture patterns

Journal of Structural Geology - Tập 95 - Trang 1-16 - 2017
David Healy1, Roberto Rizzo1, David G. Cornwell1, Natalie Farrell1, Hannah Watkins1, Nicholas E. Timms2, Enrique Gomez‐Rivas1, Michael A. Smith1
1School of Geosciences, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
2Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, 6102, Australia

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