The chemical variability at the surface of Mars: implications for exogenic processes


Autoria(s): Kolb, Christopher; Martín Fernández, Josep Antoni; Abart, Rainer; Lammer, Helmut; Thió i Fernández de Henestrosa, Santiago; Pawlowsky-Glahn, Vera
Contribuinte(s)

Mateu i Figueras, Glòria

Barceló i Vidal, Carles

Universitat de Girona. Departament d’Informàtica i Matemàtica Aplicada

Data(s)

01/04/2009

Resumo

The chemical composition of sediments and rocks, as well as their distribution at theMartian surface, represent a long term archive of processes, which have formed theplanetary surface. A survey of chemical compositions by means of Compositional DataAnalysis represents a valuable tool to extract direct evidence for weathering processesand allows to quantify weathering and sedimentation rates. clr-biplot techniques areapplied for visualization of chemical relationships across the surface (“chemical maps”).The variability among individual suites of data is further analyzed by means of clr-PCA,in order to extract chemical alteration vectors between fresh rocks and their crusts andfor an assessment of different source reservoirs accessible to soil formation. Bothtechniques are applied to elucidate the influence of remote weathering by combinedanalysis of several soil forming branches. Vector analysis in the Simplex provides theopportunity to study atmosphere surface interactions, including the role andcomposition of volcanic gases

Geologische Vereinigung; Institut d’Estadística de Catalunya; International Association for Mathematical Geology; Patronat de l’Escola Politècnica Superior de la Universitat de Girona; Fundació privada: Girona, Universitat i Futur; Càtedra Lluís Santaló d’Aplicacions de la Matemàtica; Consell Social de la Universitat de Girona; Ministerio de Ciencia i Tecnología.cat

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10256/705

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Universitat de Girona. Departament d’Informàtica i Matemàtica Aplicada

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