Assessing textural variation in laminated sands using digital image analysis of thin sections

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-143

  van den Berg, Elmer H ^a   Bense, Victor F ^a   Schlager, Wolfgang ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL IMAGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SAND; TEXTURE; THIN SECTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; SEDIMENTS;

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTIC; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LAMINATED SEDIMENTS; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTIC; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037281992     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/061502730133     Document Type: Article

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