Quantitative Techniques for the Analysis of Sediments (eBook)

An International Symposium

Daniel F Merriam (Herausgeber)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
186 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
9781483159959 (ISBN)

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Quantitative Techniques for the Analysis of Sediments: An International Symposium is a compilation of studies about the integration and application of statistics, mathematics, and computers in the field of sedimentology. The book includes 13 studies from different experts in the field of sedimentology. These studies discuss topics such as the analysis and management of systems suitable for sedimentological data; the different methods of analysis and the numerical classification of different sedimentological data; and the assessment of quantitative methods in comparing lithological succession data. Also included is the trend analysis of sedimentary thickness data; numerical classification of multi-variate petrographic presence-absence data by association analysis; and the mathematical modeling and statistical recognition of terrestrial and marine sediments. The text will interest those in the field of sedimentology and geology, especially those who are engaged in research and wish to be aided by the different techniques included.

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Front Cover 1
Quantitative Techniques for the Analysis of Sediments: An International Symposium 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 10
PREFACE 12
CHAPTER 1. AN ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR SEDIMENTOLOGICAL DATA 14
ABSTRACT 14
INTRODUCTION 14
SYSTEM DESIGN AND CONCEPTS 15
ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM 16
APPEARANCE OF G-EXEC TO THE USER 18
PROCESS COMMANDS 18
IMPLEMENTATION 18
PROCESS PROGRAMS 20
CONCLUSIONS 21
AVAILABILITY 21
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 22
REFERENCES 22
CHAPTER 2. TREND ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTARY THICKNESS DATA: THE PENNSYLVANIAN OF KANSAS, AN EXAMPLE 24
ABSTRACT 24
INTRODUCTION 24
TECHNIQUE 25
INTERPRETATION 27
SUMMARY 33
REFERENCES 33
CHAPTER 3. NUMERICAL CLASSIFICATION OF MULTIVARIATE PETROGRAPHIC PRESENCEABSENCE DATA BY ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS IN THE STUDY OF THE MIOCENE ZIQLAG REEF COMPLEX OF ISRAEL 36
ABSTRACT 36
INTRODUCTION 36
PROCEDURE 37
ASSOCIATION ANALYSIS 37
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 41
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 42
REFERENCES 42
CHAPTER 4. AN ASSESSMENT OF SOME QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF COMPARING LITHOLOGICAL SUCCESSION DATA 46
ABSTRACT 46
INTRODUCTION 46
DATA SET 48
METHOD 49
RESULTS 52
DISCUSSION AND SEDIMENTOLOGIC INTERPRETATION 55
POSSIBLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 59
CONCLUSIONS 59
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 60
REFERENCES 60
CHAPTER 5. STATISTICAL RECOGNITION OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE SEDIMENTS IN THE LOWER CRETACEOUS OF PORTUGAL 66
ABSTRACT 66
INTRODUCTION 66
SAMPLING DETAILS 67
METHODS 67
CHEMICAL ANALYSES 69
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 69
SUMMARY 72
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 72
REFERENCES 72
CHAPTER 6. CLASSIFICATION OF MINNESOTA LAKES BY Q-AND R-MODE FACTOR ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY 74
ABSTRACT 74
INTRODUCTION 74
METHODS 75
LAKE CLASSIFICATION - Q-MODE FACTOR ANALYSIS 80
ASSOCIATIONS OF VARIABLES - R-MODE FACTOR ANALYSIS 82
REFERENCES 84
CHAPTER 7. SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND, USA WITH MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS 86
ABSTRACT 86
INTRODUCTION 87
THE STUDY AREA 87
ANALYTIC METHODS 91
APPLICATION TO LONG ISLAND SOUND 93
REFERENCES 108
CHAPTER 8. SIMULATION TECHNIQUE OF MATCHING AND ITS STABILITY 112
ABSTRACT 112
INTRODUCTION 112
HISTORY MATCHING 113
AN EXAMPLE 114
RESULT 115
CHAPTER 9. MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION IN PROGRADING DELTAIC SYSTEMS 118
ABSTRACT 118
INTRODUCTION 118
BASIN RESPONSE TO LOADING 119
DELTA PROFILE GEOMETRY 121
PREDICTING THICKNESSES OF TIME-STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 123
EXAMPLE 125
INFERENCES BASED ON THE MODEL 128
GENERAL APPLICATIONS 131
REFERENCES 131
CHAPTER 10. A SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PATTERN RECOGNITION PROBLEM 134
ABSTRACT 134
INTRODUCTION 134
EXAMPLE 136
TECHNIQUES AND DATA 138
RESULTS 149
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 150
REFERENCES 151
CHAPTER 11. MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK DESCRIPTORS 156
ABSTRACT 156
INTRODUCTION 156
NONMETRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING 158
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING OF SANDSTONE PETROGRAPHIC PROPERTIES 160
MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING OF SAND SEDIMENTATION ENVIRONMENTS 164
CONCLUSIONS 165
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 166
REFERENCES 167
CHAPTER 12. THE IDENTIFICATION OF DISCONTINUITIES FROM AREALLY DISTRIBUTED DATA 170
ABSTRACT 170
INTRODUCTION 171
SEGMENTATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL SEQUENCE DATA 171
PROPERTIES OF SURFACES 172
WHAT IS A DISCONTINUITY ? 172
SEGMENTATION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL DATA 173
CLUSTER ANALYSIS 174
MINIMAL-SPANNING TREE 175
THE METHOD OF PAVLIDIS 176
METHODS FOR HIGHLIGHTING DISCONTINUITIES 176
ANALYTICAL HILL-SHADING 177
SPECIFIC METHODS 178
TEXTURE ANALYSIS 180
CONCLUSIONS 180
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 180
REFERENCES 180
CHAPTER 13. THE DISPLAY OF THREE-FACTOR MODELS 182
ABSTRACT 182
INTRODUCTION 182
MOLECULE REPRESENTATIONS 182
EXAMPLES 183
VIEW 184
REFERENCES 185
INDEX 186

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-13: 9781483159959 / 9781483159959