Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) See Also Examples
This function computes and returns interpolated ages for specified sample depths based on a matrix with depths and calibrated ages.
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age |
A numeric matrix with three columns: depths of dated intervals, calibrated ages and standard deviation. The date or suspected date of the uppermost sample MUST be provided (usually 0 cm are present). |
depths |
A vector with a list of depths for which ages will be interpolated. The depths MUST be in ascendant order. Repeated depths are not allowed (see details). |
max.depth |
Maximum depth of the stratigraphic sequence (including analyzed and dated depths). It is used to extrapolate ages when the bottom of the sequence goes beyond the deepest dated interval. |
type |
Graphic parameter for the output plot. See |
linear |
Interpolation method desired. If TRUE, ages are calculated using linear interpolation. If FALSE, a spline is fitted to the dataset. |
method |
Argument of the function |
ci |
A logical value indicating whether confidence intervals are desired in the output plot. |
dates |
Graphical argument. |
length |
Graphical parameter. Length in inches for the horizontal bar heads. |
digits |
Number of digits desired for interpolated ages. |
chron
calculates interpolated ages using linear interpolation or spline as method
. It is based on a three-column matrix with depth of dated interval, calibrated age, and calibrated standard deviation. The interpolated ages are calculated for a set of depths (defined by the user in depths
). Whenever the stratigraphic sequence goes beyond the last dated point, the age for the bottom samples is extrapolated. max.depth
is the maximum depth of the stratigraphic sequence, including dates and sampled points.
Confidence intervals correspond to the provided chronology deviation. Therefore, it does not necessarily correspond to 0.95 interval.
If there is need to repeat a depth (e.g the floor and roof of a hiatus), the two numbers must be differentiated by at least decimal positions.
A list containing:
base |
A matrix with the initial chronology. |
chronology |
A matrix with interpolated ages up to |
Alexander Correa-Metrio, Dunia H. Urrego.
See plot
for details on graphic parameters, approx
for details on linear interpolation, and spline
for details on non-linear interpolation.
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#linear interpolation
chron(quexilchron,quexildepths,max.depth=1957,dates="points")
# Spline estimation
chron(quexilchron,quexildepths,max.depth=1957,dates="points")
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