Oyster_Shell_height {shelltrace}

Formula that calculates shell height through time

Description

Formula that calculates shell height at the moment of deposition of each shell increment from X- and Y-coordinates of the shell increments and adds the result to the matrix of increment characteristics. de Winter, N. J. (2017) <doi:10.5194/gmd-2017-137>

Usage

Oyster_Shell_height(cross_section, incr_matrix)

Arguments

incr_matrix

Matrix listing characteristics of each digitized increment

cross_section

Digitized cross section of the shell with shell top, bottom and growth increments relative to a common X-axis

Details

Shell height is calculated via the Pythagorean Theorem using the X- and Y-coordinates of both ends of the shell increment with extreme X-values

Value

incr_matrix

Updated matrix listing characteristics of each digitized increment, shell height values as well as the coordinates of both ends of the shell increments are added

Note

Please cite Geoscientific Model Development paper dealing with the ShellTrace model

Author(s)

Niels J. de Winter

Source

GitHub
Manuscript
Supplementary data
Author website

References

de Winter, N. J.: ShellTrace v1.0 ? A new approach for modelling growth and trace element uptake in marine bivalve shells: Model verification on pacific oyster shells (Crassostrea gigas), Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-137, in review, 2017.

Examples

  incr_matrix3<-Oyster_Shell_height(cross_section, incr_matrix2)