The Staircase Structure of the Southern Brazilian Continental Shelf
We show some evidences that the Southeastern Brazilian Continental Shelf (SBCS) has a devil's staircase structure, with a sequence of scarps and terraces with widths that obey fractal formation rules. Since the formation of these features is linked with the sea-level variations, we say that the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Mathematical Problems in Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/624861 |