Ordination of sediments from the Cape Hatteras continental margin |
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Authors: | Peter H Feldhausen |
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Institution: | (1) Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., USA |
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Abstract: | Ordination is a multivariate technique developed by plant ecologists which has proven effective in the interpretation of paleoenvironments.
It allows gradational relationships among samples to be depicted in contrast to other quantitative techniques which classify
samples into discrete groups. In this study, ordination is used to interpret textural data for 62 bottom samples taken from
the Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, continental margin. The ordination suggests the existence of six sedimentary facies that
are similar to those obtained by cluster analysis using a dendrograph display. The facies represented are: littoral sands
and outer-shelf shelly sands; inner-shelf sands; outer-shelf sands and silts; outer-shelf slope silts; and two highly biogenic,
deep-water silt and clayey silt facies with similar characteristics. The facies are related in a qualitative manner to the
environmental processes operating off Cape Hatteras.
Chicago Bridge Technical Paper No. 5139. |
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