Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2007
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Theses & dissertations (Interdisciplinary)
Major
Human Computer Interaction
First Advisor
Cinzia Cervato
Abstract
Core description diagrams are the primary record of the cylindrical rock samples that result from the scientific drilling process. Typically, these diagrams are drawn by hand in field books and then drafted up in a graphics program for publication. Very rarely are the actual data encoded in the diagrams, e.g., depth in core, grain size, and lithology, captured in a format that can be manipulated and analyzed. This thesis introduces the Paleontological Stratigraphic Interval Construction and Analysis Tool (PSICAT), an interactive, cross-platform environment for creating, viewing, and editing core description diagrams, and discusses the design and implementation of its extensible software architecture and data model which allows it to seamlessly capture and visualize core description data. PSICAT was used to log nearly 1300 meters of sediment core drilled during ANtarctic DRILLing (ANDRILL) project's McMurdo Ice Shelf expedition.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-16237
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/
Copyright Owner
Joshua Allen Reed
Copyright Date
2007
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI1446141
OCLC Number
182856694
ISBN
9780549154976
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
32 pages
Recommended Citation
Reed, Joshua Allen, "The Paleontological Stratigraphic Interval Construction and Analysis Tool" (2007). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 15105.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/15105
