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Sorting Coefficient

Sorting Coefficient is a sedimentological metric that quantifies the degree of uniformity in grain size distribution within a sedimentary deposit, calculated as the ratio of the 84th to the 16th percentile grain sizes on a cumulative curve.

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Publications

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On Sorting, Sorting Coefficients, and the Lognormality of the Grain-Size Distribution of Sandstones

Gerald M. Friedman · The Journal of Geology · 1962 · 248 citations

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Formation of the Crystal-Rich Glowing Avalanche Deposits of St. Vincent, B.W.I.

Richard L. Hay · The Journal of Geology · 1959 · 73 citations

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Relationships between porosity, median size, and sorting coefficients of synthetic sands

John J. W. Rogers, William B. Head · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1961 · 71 citations

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Determination of the total grain size distribution in a Vulcanian eruption column, and its implications to stratospheric aerosol perturbation

P. J. Murrow, William I. Rose, Stephen Self · Geophysical Research Letters · 1980 · 64 citations

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The influence of stream age and environmental variables in structuring meiofaunal assemblages in recently deglaciated streams

Anne L. Robertson, Alexander M. Milner · Limnology and Oceanography · 2006 · 34 citations · Full text

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Authors

18

  1. GM
    Gerald M. Friedman

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States

    1 publications · 248 citations

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  2. WB
    William B. Head

    Rice University, United States

    1 publications · 71 citations

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  3. RL
    Richard L. Hay

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 73 citations

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  4. HC
    Hong Chang

    Institute of Earth Environment, China

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. LC
    Liangqing Cheng

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    1 publications · 21 citations

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Institutions

11

  1. Institute of Earth Environment

    Xi'an, China

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  2. University of Roehampton

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  3. Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology

    Nanjing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  4. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  6. Shaanxi Normal University

    Xi'an, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    63 citations

  7. Goddard Institute for Space Studies

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    192 citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Geology

    JG · 3 publications · 331 citations

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  2. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 1 publications · 71 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    1 publications · 64 citations

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  5. Limnology and Oceanography

    1 publications · 34 citations

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