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Quantification of particle shape by an automated image analysis system: a case study in natural sediment samples from extreme climates

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Title
Quantification of particle shape by an automated image analysis system: a case study in natural sediment samples from extreme climates
Other Titles
자동 이미지 분석 시스템을 이용한 퇴적물 입형 특성화: 극한지 기후환경 현생 퇴적물을 이용한 적용 연구
Authors
Joo, Young Ji
Soreghan, Anastasia M.
Madden, Megan E. Elwood
Soreghan, Gerilyn S.
Subject
Geology
Keywords
particle shapemorphologyimage analysisglacial sedimentcircularityconvexity
Issue Date
2018-08
Citation
Joo, Young Ji, et al. 2018. "Quantification of particle shape by an automated image analysis system: a case study in natural sediment samples from extreme climates". GEOSCIENCES JOURNAL, 22(4): 525-532.
Abstract
Sediment particle shape and microtexture are key parameters utilized for characterizing sediment transport and weathering (both physical and chemical) processes, which in turn are governed by environmental conditions such as climate. Assessing particle shape often involves either qualitative descriptors or time-consuming measurements of shape parameters by a human operator. This study employs a state-of-the-art, quantitative shape analysis instrument known as the "Morphologi G3" from Malvern Instruments, an automated microscope system capable of determining quantitative shape parameters via static image anal- ysis of > 1000 particles in less than two hours. This instrument captures 2D projected images of particles and provides information on grain size measurements such as circle-equivalent diameter, length, width, perimeter, and area, as well as shape parameters such as circularity and convexity. As a case study, we conducted analyses on mud- and sand-sized particles collected from fluvial/alluvial systems of end-member climates to assess variations in sediment particle morphology potentially related to climate and/or trans- port distance and processes. Sediment samples were collected from fluvial systems in four contrasting climates: hot-arid (south- eastern California, USA), hot-humid (eastern Puerto Rico), glacial-arid (proglacial stream of the Dry Valleys, Antarctica), and glacial-humid (Austerdalen proglacial stream, Norway). Results provide quantitative constraints on shape differences that relate to climate and transport, even for very fine-grained sand and mud size fractions. Comparison of the circularity of sediment particles from the four end-member climates indicates that the very fine sand fractions reflect differential physical abrasion and transport processes, whereas the morphology of the mud fraction seemingly imprints chemical weathering processes. We conclude that this new technique has great potential to further document impacts of climate on particle shape with applications to both modern and deep-time depositional systems.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/10627
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12303-018-0025-0
Type
Article
Station
해당사항없음
Indexed
SCIE
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