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Trends in Computer Applications in Structural Geology

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Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences

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Relatively few attempts have been made to exploit the potential usefulness of computers to structural geology. Published work falls under several headings: (a) storage and collation of structural observations, (b) computation of generalized properties (e.g., B-axes) from Schmidtnet data, etc., (c) description of fold morphology, and (d) mapping and analysis of spatial variability of structural elements.

These developments are involved mainly in description but, although valuable in themselves, of more importance is the fact that they provide bases for significant computer applications. The latter are beginning to be initiated. Obvious potentialities include development of programs that permit: (a) identification of the multiplicity of geological factors that control the nature and spatial variability of fold geometry, (b) objective evaluation of the relative importance of the identified controlling geological factors, and (c) erection of process-response models to permit simulation of fold systems and objective (quantitative and qualitative) comparison of such simulations with the nature of actual fold systems.

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