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Journal of Earth Science  > 2017  >  28(5): 888-896.
Carlos García-Gutiérrez, Fernando San José Martínez, J. Caniego. A Protocol for Fractal Studies on Porosity of Porous Media: High Quality Soil Porosity Images. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(5): 888-896. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0777-x
Citation: Carlos García-Gutiérrez, Fernando San José Martínez, J. Caniego. A Protocol for Fractal Studies on Porosity of Porous Media: High Quality Soil Porosity Images. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(5): 888-896. doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0777-x
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A Protocol for Fractal Studies on Porosity of Porous Media: High Quality Soil Porosity Images

doi: 10.1007/s12583-017-0777-x
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    Dpto. Matemática Aplicada, E.T.S.I. Navales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain

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    Dpto. Matemática Aplicada, E.T.S.I. Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain

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  • Corresponding author: Carlos García-Gutiérrez. carlos.garciagutierrez@upm.es
  • Received Date: 11 Mar 2017
  • Accepted Date: 24 May 2017
  • Publish Date: 01 Oct 2017
    Abstract
  • A protocol for obtaining digital images from natural porous media with a wide range of pore sizes, intended for fractal studies of the porosity, is proposed. Soil porosity is used as paradigm of complex natural porous media in this study. The use of several imaging devices and fluorescent compounds to enhance the contrast between the solid and the pore phase is tested. Finally a protocol is reached using a photo camera and a confocal microscope. It is the first time that confocal microscopy is used for this purpose. Artificial porous images are created through random Sierpinski carpet fractals and the statistical information of real soil images. These ground truth images are used in an objective comparison of automatic segmentation algorithms for the obtained images. A statistical classification on the performance of several automatic segmentation algorithms for this type of images is reached.

     

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