Table 2 Comparison of grain size parameter results measured by different instruments.
From: A comprehensive grain-size database of surface sediments from the Taklamakan Desert
Instrument I | Instrument II | ||||||
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Mean grain size | Sorting | Skewness | Kurtosis | Mean grain size | Sorting | Skewness | Kurtosis |
MZ (Ļ) | ĻI (Ļ) | SkI | KG | MZ (Ļ) | ĻI (Ļ) | SkI | KG |
1.765 | 0.615 | 0.165 | 1.130 | 1.770 | 0.622 | 0.175 | 1.155 |
2.650 | 0.838 | 0.026 | 0.899 | 2.648 | 0.842 | 0.026 | 0.898 |
2.290 | 0.764 | 0.122 | 1.007 | 2.309 | 0.773 | 0.125 | 1.008 |
2.554 | 0.936 | 0.156 | 0.900 | 2.565 | 0.936 | 0.155 | 0.895 |
3.632 | 0.572 | 0.001 | 0.955 | 3.642 | 0.569 | 0.011 | 0.956 |
2.502 | 0.791 | 0.080 | 0.943 | 2.510 | 0.790 | 0.081 | 0.942 |
3.513 | 0.852 | ā0.214 | 1.397 | 3.512 | 0.859 | ā0.218 | 1.409 |
3.194 | 0.521 | ā0.011 | 0.956 | 3.201 | 0.519 | ā0.010 | 0.954 |
3.189 | 0.989 | ā0.339 | 1.329 | 3.204 | 0.974 | ā0.330 | 1.323 |
2.433 | 0.684 | ā0.014 | 0.941 | 2.439 | 0.681 | ā0.012 | 0.940 |
2.555 | 1.012 | ā0.023 | 0.813 | 2.564 | 1.012 | ā0.024 | 0.813 |
2.749 | 0.790 | ā0.109 | 0.963 | 2.752 | 0.800 | ā0.111 | 0.963 |
2.773 | 0.692 | ā0.027 | 0.956 | 2.776 | 0.689 | ā0.024 | 0.952 |
2.800 | 0.587 | ā0.033 | 0.950 | 2.807 | 0.586 | ā0.033 | 0.951 |
2.760 | 0.570 | 0.002 | 0.950 | 2.758 | 0.570 | 0.002 | 0.950 |
2.688 | 1.254 | ā0.310 | 0.723 | 2.690 | 1.262 | ā0.300 | 0.726 |
3.216 | 1.146 | ā0.363 | 1.942 | 3.230 | 1.122 | ā0.351 | 1.922 |
3.063 | 0.846 | ā0.163 | 1.037 | 3.064 | 0.846 | ā0.162 | 1.037 |
2.053 | 1.209 | 0.328 | 0.838 | 2.077 | 1.232 | 0.327 | 0.828 |
2.822 | 0.604 | ā0.033 | 0.958 | 2.825 | 0.603 | ā0.032 | 0.958 |
3.736 | 0.673 | 0.136 | 1.047 | 3.741 | 0.676 | 0.140 | 1.054 |
2.811 | 0.639 | ā0.059 | 0.967 | 2.807 | 0.649 | ā0.062 | 0.966 |
2.789 | 0.621 | 0.002 | 0.945 | 2.787 | 0.625 | ā0.001 | 0.947 |
1.896 | 0.692 | 0.052 | 0.943 | 1.925 | 0.697 | 0.049 | 0.942 |
3.375 | 0.559 | ā0.012 | 0.947 | 3.379 | 0.558 | ā0.010 | 0.946 |
2.520 | 0.971 | 0.063 | 0.856 | 2.523 | 0.975 | 0.060 | 0.857 |
3.383 | 1.027 | ā0.116 | 1.214 | 3.402 | 1.029 | ā0.098 | 1.231 |
2.936 | 0.468 | ā0.005 | 0.960 | 2.935 | 0.469 | ā0.005 | 0.960 |
2.961 | 0.635 | ā0.022 | 0.949 | 2.958 | 0.636 | ā0.021 | 0.949 |
2.567 | 0.802 | ā0.166 | 1.020 | 2.565 | 0.808 | ā0.173 | 1.023 |