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fractopo: A Python package for fracture network analysis
Authors: Ovaskainen Nikolas
Publisher: Open Journals
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Journal of Open Source Software
Journal acronym: JOSS
Article number: 5300
Volume: 8
Issue: 85
eISSN: 2475-9066
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05300
Web address : https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05300
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/181716279
In the Earth’s crust, networks of approximately planar discontinuities, fractures, form intricate networks where they cross-cut and abut each other. These fractures control the stability of the crust and act as pathways for fluid flow and subsequently, transfer of geothermal heat and contaminants. Fractures can be observed from exposed bedrock surfaces where these discontinuities appear as two-dimensional fracture traces. Digitizing these fracture trace observations (e.g., from drone imaged outcrops) results in georeferenced two-dimensional trace vector datasets (i.e., fracture networks), which offer a cross-sectional window into the three-dimensional networks within the bedrock.
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