TY - JOUR
T1 - New software for plotting and analyzing stratigraphic data
AU - Lewis, K. W.
AU - Keeler, T. L.
AU - Maloof, Adam C.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Stratigraphy, the study of layering in rock, ice, and sediment records, lies at the heart of the geological sciences. The lithology, grain size, and texture of layered successions, along with a host of measurable geochemical and geophysical parameters, record information about past environmental and geographic conditions. Despite the importance of stratigraphic records to Earth history, there is a dearth of accessible, user-friendly open-source software for generating stratigraphic plots and analyzing stratigraphic data. Often, stratigraphic logs and associated geochemical and geophysical data are assembled and plotted manually using multiple software packages. The integrated stratigraphic data can then be cumbersome to analyze quantitatively.
AB - Stratigraphy, the study of layering in rock, ice, and sediment records, lies at the heart of the geological sciences. The lithology, grain size, and texture of layered successions, along with a host of measurable geochemical and geophysical parameters, record information about past environmental and geographic conditions. Despite the importance of stratigraphic records to Earth history, there is a dearth of accessible, user-friendly open-source software for generating stratigraphic plots and analyzing stratigraphic data. Often, stratigraphic logs and associated geochemical and geophysical data are assembled and plotted manually using multiple software packages. The integrated stratigraphic data can then be cumbersome to analyze quantitatively.
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U2 - 10.1029/2011EO050002
DO - 10.1029/2011EO050002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952152664
SN - 0096-3941
VL - 92
SP - 37
EP - 38
JO - Trans Amer Geophys Union
JF - Trans Amer Geophys Union
IS - 5
ER -