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Regional and Local Components in the Areal Distribution of Surface Sand Facies in the Breckland, Eastern England

1966; Society for Sedimentary Geology; Volume: Vol. 36; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1306/74d71447-2b21-11d7-8648000102c1865d

1938-3681

D. R. Stoddart R. J. Chorley,

Landslides and related hazards

Other| March 01, 1966 Regional and local components in the areal distribution of surface sand facies in the Breckland, eastern England R. J. Chorley; R. J. Chorley Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. R. Stoddart; D. R. Stoddart Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar P. Haggett; P. Haggett Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. O. Slaymaker H. O. Slaymaker Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information R. J. Chorley D. R. Stoddart P. Haggett H. O. Slaymaker Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-3681 Print ISSN: 1527-1404 GeoRef, Copyright 2008, American Geological Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States Journal of Sedimentary Research (1966) 36 (1): 209–220. https://doi.org/10.1306/74D71447-2B21-11D7-8648000102C1865D Article history First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation R. J. Chorley, D. R. Stoddart, P. Haggett, H. O. Slaymaker; Regional and local components in the areal distribution of surface sand facies in the Breckland, eastern England. Journal of Sedimentary Research 1966;; 36 (1): 209–220. doi: https://doi.org/10.1306/74D71447-2B21-11D7-8648000102C1865D Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyJournal of Sedimentary Research Search Advanced Search Abstract Trend-surface analysis pointed to significant regional variations in grain size, with a general coarsening towards the north-east. This was supported by a hierarchical variance analysis, which also indicated that: (1) variability in grain size increases successively with areal sub-division; (2) the total amount of variability is generally greater for coarse-grained facies; and (3) that the increments of variability differ at different areal levels. The greatest increments appeared at 17,000 m (contributing some 54 percent of the total variability), at about 8 m (22 percent), and within the range of about 125 to 1000 m (18 percent). It is tentatively suggested that the regional variations (that is, at the scale of 17,000 m) might be explained by variations in the original till composition and/or by surface aeolian reworking. The variability at the most local level seems to accord with the dimensions of the periglacial polygon and stripe patterns which are characteristic of much of the Breckland, although the variability in the range 1/8 to 1 km is less obviously accounted for. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.