Spectrocolorimetric interpretation of sedimentary dynamics: The new "Q7/4 diagram"

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Debret, M ^a,b,k   Sebag, D ^a,c,k   Desmet, M ^b   Balsam, W ^e   Copard, Y ^a,k   Mourier, B ^d,f   Susperrigui, A S ^g,h   Arnaud, F ⁱ   Bentaleb, I ^j   Chapron, E ^b   Lallier Verges E ^b   Winiarski, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^g INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^h UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^j INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

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Author keywords

Organic matter; Q7 4 diagram; Reflectance; Sedimentary dynamics; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

COLOR; METHODOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOMETER; PIGMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 80053605251     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2011.07.002     Document Type: Review

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