Multifractal characteristics of bed thickness in the late Turonian -early Coniacian sequence (Iberian Ranges, Spain)
- José Francisco García-Hidalgo 1
- Javier Gil Gil 1
- Mónica Arias Llorente 1
- Pablo Gumiel Martínez 1
- María Beatriz Carenas Fernández 2
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Universidad de Alcalá
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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ISSN: 0214-2708
Datum der Publikation: 2016
Ausgabe: 29
Nummer: 1
Seiten: 79-88
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Revista de la Sociedad Geológica de España
Zusammenfassung
A multifractal approach can help understand the controversy as to whether bed thickness obeys power law or log-normal distributions. In particular, late Turonian-early Coniacian bedding thickness distribution shows multiscaling properties related to structures that can be described as a collection of intertwined fractal subsets, which exhibit power-law scaling with a range of exponents and dimensions. The multifractal spectra discriminate between sections in different sedimentary environments (coastal, mixed and shallow marine). The correlation dimension (D2) is equivalent to the thickness distribution dimension (Dt ), and in the studied area has been used as a discrimination factor in the analysis of the distribution of sedimentary environments. Therefore, multifractal analysis can be considered as a useful tool to differentiate stratigraphic sequences, and can assist in the analysis of cyclicity and correlation at basin scale.
Informationen zur Finanzierung
This work was funded by Project PEII-2014-037-P of the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla–La Mancha and by the dGICYT Project CGL2009-03046/BTE-12008 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación). The authors would like to thank Prof. Agustin Martin-Izard (Universidad de oviedo) and an anonymous reviewer for their valuable suggestions and comments to improve the manuscript.Geldgeber
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Spain
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Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha
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- CGL2009-03046/BTE-12008