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Fractal structure of interstellar cirrusThe paper investigates the fractal structure of some of the infrared cirrus discovered by IRAS. The clouds studied are characterized by a perimeter with fractal dimension 1.26 + or - 0.04 using the method of Lovejoy. This dimension was found to be essentially constant from region to region. Methods of calculating this dimension are compared and the relation of this quantity to some other observable cloud properties is discussed.
Document ID
19890023062
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1086/166751
Authors
Bazell, D. (Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD, United States)
Desert, F. X. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 1
Volume: 333
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0004-637X
Accession Number
89A10433
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28771
Distribution Limits
Public
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