Stratigraphic Columns and Order Metrics.

stratcols

Handling stratigraphic columns and quantifying stratigraphic order in R.

Authors

Niklas Hohmann
Utrecht University
email: n.hohmann [at] uu.nl
Web page: uu.nl/staff/NHohmann
Orcid: 0000-0003-1559-1838

Installation

First, install the remotes package using

install.packages("remotes")

Then, run

remotes::install_github(repo = "MindTheGap-ERC/stratcols",
                        ref = "HEAD",
                        dependencies = TRUE,
                        build_vignettes = TRUE)

After installation, you can load the package using

library(stratcols)

Start by reading the vignette, available via

vignette("stratcols")

License

Apache 2.0, see LICENSE file for details

Copyright

Copyright 2024 Netherlands eScience Center and Utrecht University

References

The methods are described in detail in

• Peter M. Burgess; Identifying Ordered Strata: Evidence, Methods, and Meaning. Journal of Sedimentary Research 2016;; 86 (3): 148–167. doi: 10.2110/jsr.2016.10

Funding information

Funded by the European Union (ERC, MindTheGap, StG project no 101041077). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.