On a new robust workflow for the statistical and spatial analysis of fracture data collected with scanlines (or the importance of stationarity)
On a new robust workflow for the statistical and spatial analysis of fracture data collected with scanlines (or the importance of stationarity)
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关于通过扫描线收集的裂缝数据进行统计和空间分析的新的稳健工作流程(或平稳性的重要性)
作者:
A. Bistacchi;S. Mittempergher;M. Martinelli;F. Storti
Abstract. We present an innovative workflow for the statistical
analysis of fracture data collected along scanlines, composed of two major
stages, each one with alternative options. A prerequisite in our analysis is
the assessment of stationarity of the dataset, which is motivated by
statistical and geological considerations. Calculating statistics on
non-stationary data can be statistically meaningless, and moreover the
normalization and/or sub-setting approach that we discuss here can greatly
improve our understanding of geological deformation processes. Our
methodology is based on performing non-parametric statistical tests, which
allow detecting important features of the spatial distribution of fractures,
and on the analysis of the cumulative spacing function (CSF) and cumulative
spacing derivative (CSD), which allows defining the boundaries of stationary
domains in an objective way. Once stationarity has been analysed, other
statistical methods already known in the literature can be applied. Here we
discuss in detail methods aimed at understanding the degree of saturation
of fracture systems based on the type of spacing distribution, and we
evidence their limits in cases in which they are not supported by a proper
spatial statistical analysis.