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Plasmic fabric analysis of glacial sediments using quantitative image analysis
methods and GIS techniques
Zaniewski, K.
Publication date
2001
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Citation for published version (APA):
Zaniewski, K. (2001). Plasmic fabric analysis of glacial sediments using quantitative image
analysis methods and GIS techniques. UvA-IBED.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER MAP METHODOLOGY 1. INTRODUCTION 9 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 19 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Micromorphology 20 2.3 Image Analysis 29 2.4 Soil Micromorphology and Image Analysis 352.5 Glacial Micromorphology Quantitative Studies 41
2.6 Conclusions 43 3. PLASMIC FABRIC DIAGNOSTICS 47
3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Plasmic Fabric 49 3.3 Glacial Plasmic Fabric Types 49
3.4 Diagnostic Characteristics of Plasmic Fabric Patterns 52
3.5 Other Types of Plasmic Fabric 64
4. IMAGE CLASSIFICATION 67 4.1 Sample Preprocessing 67 4.2 Image Classification Methodology 73
5. IMAGE ANALYSIS 93 5.1 Post-Classification Processing 93
5.2 Grain Size Analysis 94 5.3 Plasmic Fabric Strength Measurements 105
5.4 Domain Size Analysis 116 5.5 Surface Related Plasmic Fabric Domain Selection 123
COLOUR PLATES 141
6. SUMMARY OF THE METHODOLOGY 145
6.1 Texture 145 6.2 Porosity 147 6.3 Anisotropism 148 6.4 Orientation 150 6.5 Plasmic Fabric Identification 152
7. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND CAUTIONARY NOTES 163
7.1 Future Improvements 163 7.2 Problems and Cautions 165
8. CONCLUSIONS 167 REFERENCES 169
TESTING AND RESULTS
A SECOND LOOK AT PLASMIC FABRICS IN GLACIAL SEDIMENTS;
QUANTIFICATION THROUGH IMAGE ANALYSIS 187
FINAL REMARKS 207 SUMMARY 211 NEDERLANDSE SAMENVATTING 215
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 219
