A technique for processing undisturbed marine sand sediments and reconstructing fabric and porometry

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 934-937

  Curry, Kenneth J ^a   Abril, Maritza ^a   Avant, Jana B ^a   Curry, Conrad ^b   Bennett, Richard H ^b   Hulbert, Matthew H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b SEAPROBE Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Research Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

BIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EPOXY IMPREGNATIONS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; POLISHED SURFACES; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL STACKING; VOLUMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATE; GRAVIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33748486040     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/053002720933     Document Type: Article

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