(Photo © Gigi Cohen) Dr. Stephen R. Meyers (he/him) Vilas Distinguished Professor Department of Geoscience UW-Madison Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2003 Research Interests: Paleoclimatology & Paleoceanography, Quantitative Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Geochemistry, Statistics & Data Analysis VIEW Google Scholar Citations
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Astrochron is an "open-source" computational platform for conducting, and learning about: (1) paleoclimate time series analysis, (2) astronomical time scale construction, and (3) the statistical integration of astrochronologies with other geochronologic/chronostratigraphic data (e.g., radioisotopic geochronology). An ultimate goal of the project is to facilitate efficient and transparent communication of the analytical approaches used, enabling rapid verification of results, while fostering science & methodological innovation through community involvement. Astrochron is written for R, the free software for statistical computing and graphics. Since its launch in 2014, Astrochron has grown to include a wide range of statistical tools for paleoclimate time series analysis, chronostratigraphy and geochronology, including numerous statistical approaches developed by our research group. Astrochron also provides an integrated learning environment for instruction on the software — and the mathematical/statistical concepts that underlie the analyses — through manuals, tutorials and modeling tools. The software incorporates functions that fall into eight basic categories: (1) data preparation, (2) spectral analysis, (3) astrochronologic testing and time scale construction, (4) filtering, (5) data visualization and general R tools, (6) radioisotope geochronology, (7) modeling and educational tools, (8) other statistical methods. See these instructions for the installation of R and Astrochron: PDF See this graphic for a summary of the functions available in Astrochron: PDF You can find the official CRAN Astrochron manual here: PDF
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