1. Introduction
1.1. Purpose of the Correlator application
The Correlator application facilitates stratigraphic correlation of cores from multiple holes at a drill site. Its features support
- depth shifting of cores based on high-resolution core logging data, including images, to construct a core composite depth below sea floor (CCSF) depth scale; and
- splicing of selected core intervals to construct the most complete stratigraphic representation possible at a site.
1.2. The SCORS ecosystem
On the JOIDES Resolution (JR), the Correlator application is used as part of the stratigraphic correlation support (SCORS) ecosystem. Additional software applications used in conjunction with Correlator are covered in a separate user guide (Table 1-21, Fig. 1-21).
Table 1-21. Stratigraphic correlation support (SCORS) applications and documentation
Software application | Task | Documentation |
Correlator | Stratigraphic correlation of cores from multiple holes at a drill site, by depth shifting cores using high-resolution core logging data and constructing a core composite depth below sea floor (CCSF) depth scale, and by splicing selected core intervals to construct the most complete stratigraphy possible at a site. | scors_correlator_ug_20190321 |
Correlation Downloader | Download core logging data from the LIMS database, with options to filter the data as appropriate, and to append new core data to hole files. | scors_lims_ug_20190321.docx |
SCORS Uploader and Manager | Load affine tables and splice interval tables created by an external application (e.g., Correlator) to the LIMS database where the information can be reported and applied to all data in LIMS. | |
LORE Reports for Stratigraphic Correlation | Provide (A) lists of existing affine tables and splice interval tables, with links to uploaded user files; (B) detailed, LIMS-computed affine and splice interval tables; (C) CCSF (alternate) depths for any data set in the LIMS; and (D) data sets by selected splice. |