Open AccessPlotting and analyzing data trends in ternary diagrams made easy
Author(s) -
John Cédric M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2004eo160004
Subject(s) - ternary plot , plot (graphics) , diagram , scatter plot , ternary operation , computer science , software , data mining , statistics , mathematics , programming language , database , machine learning
Ternary plots are used in many fields of science to characterize a system based on three components. Triangular plotting is thus useful to a broad audience in the Earth sciences and beyond. Unfortunately it is typically the most expensive commercial software packages that offer the option to plot data in ternary diagrams. However, they lack features that are paramount to the geosciences, such as the ability to plot data directly into a standardized diagram and the possibility to analyze temporal and stratigraphic trends within this diagram.