FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC AND GEOLOGICAL DATA

Continental lithosphere is a highly organised physical medium which ca n be investigated by seismic methods to obtain objective information, The use of fractal representation offers new possibilities to determin e quantitative parameters of the structural arrangement of the lithosp here and to compare tectonic structures composed of a similar set of ' 'participants'' i.e. structural complexes with a relatively homogeneou s range of rocks. Fractals as a universal property of continental crus t are shown to be an important tool for a comparative study of geologi cal and seismic sections on a quantitative basis, and also in reassess ing many of the previous interpretations of seismic and geological str uctures.