The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples
ABSTRACT The composition of sediment samples and/or the influence of current activity on the sediment can be easily determined using the dissection of settling velocity distributions. A new dissection method for the analysis of settling velocity distributions has been developed. The initial settling...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-3091.1995.tb01269.x 2024-06-02T08:11:19+00:00 The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples MICHELS, KLAUS H. 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.1995.tb01269.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-3091.1995.tb01269.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-3091.1995.tb01269.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Sedimentology volume 42, issue 1, page 31-38 ISSN 0037-0746 1365-3091 journal-article 1995 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3091.1995.tb01269.x 2024-05-03T12:00:07Z ABSTRACT The composition of sediment samples and/or the influence of current activity on the sediment can be easily determined using the dissection of settling velocity distributions. A new dissection method for the analysis of settling velocity distributions has been developed. The initial settling velocity distribution is decomposed by means of settling velocity distributions of the main biogenic constituents, three planktic and three benthic foraminifera species. A divergence from the natural size distribution of a foraminifera species can be attributed to current influence. Thus, negative or positive skewness of current‐affected foraminifera populations indicate erosional or depositional sediment influence. The dissection of Holocene samples from the northern North Atlantic demonstrates the advantages of this method in the interpretation of sand‐size material. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Wiley Online Library Sedimentology 42 1 31 38 |
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ABSTRACT The composition of sediment samples and/or the influence of current activity on the sediment can be easily determined using the dissection of settling velocity distributions. A new dissection method for the analysis of settling velocity distributions has been developed. The initial settling velocity distribution is decomposed by means of settling velocity distributions of the main biogenic constituents, three planktic and three benthic foraminifera species. A divergence from the natural size distribution of a foraminifera species can be attributed to current influence. Thus, negative or positive skewness of current‐affected foraminifera populations indicate erosional or depositional sediment influence. The dissection of Holocene samples from the northern North Atlantic demonstrates the advantages of this method in the interpretation of sand‐size material. |
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The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples |
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The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples |
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The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples |
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The decomposition of polymodal settling velocity distributions for a comprehensive sedimentological description of sand‐sized samples |
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