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Application of the sliding correlation technique has permitted detailed stratigraphic correlation over entire basins. The main values of the technique are to (1) demonstrate correlation statistically, (2) extend the range of visual correlation, and (3) establish precise correlation where correlation is known to exist but is difficult to establish visually. The technique is especially valuable in aiding correlation of stratigraphic sequences such as varves and turbidites, which are characterized by monotonous repetition of two or more lithologic components. The moving correlation technique is a valuable aid in examining variations in degree of correlation between correlative sections, and in analysis of component associations within a single stratigraphic sequence.
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Dean, W.E., Anderson, R.Y. Application of some correlation coefficient techniques to time-series analysis. Mathematical Geology 6, 363–372 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082357
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082357