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Our basic objective in this paper is to provide a mostly expository introduction to the salient mathematical features of cascades with some indication of their role in applications of interest in the geosciences. References to more comprehensive treatments are provided along the way.
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Gupta, V.K., Waymire, E. (1997). A Survey of Cascades with Applications from Geosciences. In: Molchanov, S.A., Woyczynski, W.A. (eds) Stochastic Models in Geosystems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 85. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8500-4_6
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