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The normalised optimised anisotropic wavelet coefficient (NOAWC) Method: An Image processing tool for multi‐scale analysis of rock fabric
Author(s) -
Gaillot Philippe,
Darrozes José,
de Saint Blanquat Michel,
Ouillon Guy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/97gl01601
Subject(s) - anisotropy , wavelet , orientation (vector space) , position (finance) , geology , wavelet transform , scale (ratio) , pattern recognition (psychology) , mineralogy , sample (material) , image processing , deformation (meteorology) , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , biological system , computer science , geometry , optics , mathematics , physics , cartography , geography , oceanography , finance , economics , thermodynamics , biology
The 2D Anisotropic Wavelet Transform (2DAWT) is an image analysis tool which is able to decipher signals where information obtained from different scales are intermixed. Extended from the Optimised Anisotropic Wavelet Coefficient method (OAWC) of Ouillon et al . [1995], we present a method which discriminates the objects and groups of objects depending on their area, shape ratio, orientation and position. Illustrated in a synthetic example, we show that this method allows one to distinguish between different sub‐populations of objects within a single phase, and quantify the anisotropies of shape, orientation and spatial distribution at different scales (objects, clusters of objects, alignments of objects or clusters). Applied to a natural rock sample (Sidobre granite, Montagne Noire, France), the 2DAWT has permitted us to detect and accurately characterise the different levels of mineral organisation, and thus, to contribute to the understanding of the physical processes, such as crystallisation, fluid migration, deformation, etc responsible for such organisations.