public class VGP extends Object
This class can calculate a VGP from a site direction and position, along with the associated confidence region. For details on the calculation technique and on palaeomagnetic poles in general, see Chapter 7 of Robert F. Butler (1992), Paleomagnetism: Magnetic Domains to Geologic Terranes. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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static VGP |
calculate(FisherParams parameters,
Location site)
Calculate a VGP for the given direction and location.
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double |
getDm() |
double |
getDp() |
static List<String> |
getEmptyFields()
Returns a list of empty strings equal in length to the number of
parameters.
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static List<String> |
getHeaders()
Returns the headers describing the parameters as a list of strings.
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Location |
getLocation() |
List<String> |
toStrings()
Returns the VGP parameters as a list of strings.
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public static VGP calculate(FisherParams parameters, Location site)
parameters
- direction and a95 at sample sitesite
- location of sample sitepublic static List<String> getHeaders()
public static List<String> getEmptyFields()
public List<String> toStrings()
getHeaders()
.public double getDp()
public double getDm()
public Location getLocation()
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