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Table 2 Tephra thickness errors for the Fogo A deposit calculated using statistical methods and fieldwork

From: Quantifying uncertainties in the measurement of tephra fall thickness

Method

Average

Standard deviation

5 Clusters

53

3

10 Clusters

33

3

20 Clusters

28

3

Regression Fit

All (Exponential)

45

3

All (Power Law)

44

3

Quadrant A

30

3

 

37

3

Quadrant B

20

3

 

20

5

Quadrant C

28

3

 

36

3

Quadrant D

19

3

 

23

3

Natural Variance

28

2

Observational uncertainty

9

3

  1. Bold text is used to distinguish values determined using power-law as opposed to exponential regression. See text for details of how these values are calculated.