Particle shape analysis of volcanic clast samples with the Matlab tool MORPHEO

  • Authors:
  • Isabelle Charpentier;Damiano Sarocchi;Luis Angel Rodriguez Sedano

  • Affiliations:
  • Laboratoire d'Etudes des Microstructures et Mécanique des Matériaux, UMR CNRS 7554, Ile du Saulcy, 57045 Metz Cedex 1, France;Instituto de Geología/Fac. Ingeniería UASLP, Dr. M. Nava No 5, Zona Universitaria 78240, San Luis Potosí, Mexico;Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Centro de Geociencias de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla. Blvd. Juriquilla No. 3001, CP 76230 Quertaro, Mexico

  • Venue:
  • Computers & Geosciences
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

This paper presents a modular Matlab tool, namely MORPHEO, devoted to the study of particle morphology by Fourier analysis. A benchmark made of four sample images with different features (digitized coins, a pebble chart, gears, digitized volcanic clasts) is then proposed to assess the abilities of the software. Attention is brought to the Weibull distribution introduced to enhance fine variations of particle morphology. Finally, as an example, samples pertaining to a lahar deposit located in La Lumbre ravine (Colima Volcano, Mexico) are analysed. MORPHEO and the benchmark are freely available for research purposes.