TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Complexity in Natural Landform Patterns
JO  - Science
A1  - Werner, B. T.
SP  - 102
EP  - 104
VL  - 284
IS  - 5411
N2  - Patterns in nature, such as meandering rivers and sand dunes, display complex behavior seemingly at odds with their simplicity of form. Existing approaches to modeling natural landform patterns, reductionism and universality, are incompatible with the nonlinear, open nature of natural systems. An alternative modeling methodology based on the tendency of natural systems to self-organize in temporal hierarchies is described.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2899145
ID  - ref1
ER  -