UNIVERSAL FEATURES... 1 of23 Universal features of mountain ridge networks on Earth RAFAŁ RAK Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów, ul. Pigonia 1, 35-310 Rzeszów
[email protected] Complex Systems Theory Department, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland JAROSŁAW KWAPIEN´ ∗ Complex Systems Theory Department, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland Corresponding author:
[email protected] PAWEŁ OSWIE¸CIMKA´ Complex Systems Theory Department, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland
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[email protected] AND STANISŁAW DROZD˙ Z˙ Complex Systems Theory Department, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, ul. Podchor ˛azych˙ 1, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
[email protected] [Received on 20 May 2019] arXiv:1804.03457v3 [physics.geo-ph] 17 May 2019 2of23 R. RAK ET AL. Compared to the heavily studied surface drainage systems, the mountain ridge systems have been a subject of less attention even on the empirical level, despite the fact that their structure is richer. To reduce this deficiency, we analyze different mountain ranges by means of a network approach and grasp some essential features of the ridge branching structure. We also employ a fractal analysis as it is especially suitable for describing properties of rough objects and surfaces.