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Topology in Geosciences

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  1. Computational Geoscience and Reservoir Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

    Florian Wellmann

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  1. System Science & Informatics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute- Bangalore Centre, Bangalore, India

    B.S. Daya Sagar

  2. Insititue of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

    Qiuming Cheng

  3. School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

    Jennifer McKinley

  4. Canada Geological Survey, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Frits Agterberg

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Wellmann, F. (2022). Topology in Geosciences. In: Daya Sagar, B., Cheng, Q., McKinley, J., Agterberg, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26050-7_463-1

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