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Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 14, 811-821, 2007
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Statistical measures of distribution patterns of silicon and calcium in marine sedimentary layers

K. Bube, T. Klenke, J. A. Freund, and U. Feudel
Institut fьr Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Carl von Ossietzky Universitдt Oldenburg, Germany

Abstract. We analyze electron microscope X-ray spectroscopy data of recent supratidal marine sediments. Statistical measures are used to characterize the distribution of silicon and calcium in different layers of the sediments. We also use cluster analysis and symbolic dynamics to filter measurement noise and to classify different density regions. This allows to calculate characteristic patch sizes which reflect the sizes of individual clastic grains and the corresponding pore sizes. Silicon indicates the independent processes in the sedimentation history of certain grains. Calcium is capable to monitor intrinsic early diagenetic processes of biogeochemical calcium mineralization of primary organic matter as documented in more organized distributions with higher clustering.

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Citation: Bube, K., Klenke, T., Freund, J. A., and Feudel, U.: Statistical measures of distribution patterns of silicon and calcium in marine sedimentary layers, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 14, 811-821, 2007. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager