Nearest-Neighbour Analysis: A Technique for Quantitative Evaluation of Polygonal Ground Patterns
作者:
RossbacherLisa A.,
期刊:
Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography
(Taylor Available online 1986)
卷期:
Volume 68,
issue 1-2
页码: 101-105
ISSN:0435-3676
年代: 1986
DOI:10.1080/04353676.1986.11880162
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
ABSTRACTNearest-neighbour analysis can be applied to polygonal ground patterns to give a quantitative evaluation of the pattern. The nearest-neighbour statistic (R) indicates the degree to which an observation departs from an expected random pattern. The R-statistic is particularly useful in comparing patterns by highlighting differences that are not subjectively obvious. Because the nearest-neighbour technique eliminates the effect of scale, it can be used to compare a variety of patterns, including ice-wedge and desiccation polygons, lava cooling cracks, and tectonic tractures. Nearest-neighbour analysis can also be applied to the large-scale polygonal ground on Mars and other planetary bodies.
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