Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses

2003-12-17 Thread David Freeman
Thank you Elton; Yup, shotgun. df E. L. Jones wrote: Hello List, Let me throw this out to help clarify the concepts. I have a statistical major but after my accident some procedures are fuzzy to me and today most is done by computers anyway, so bear with me. I'll try too post a field technique

Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses

2003-12-17 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List, I questioned three scientist about the definition of a strewn field and received similar answers. Simply put in meteoritic terms it means a meteoroid that broke in flight into two or more pieces and landed on earth as separate identifiable specimens from the same event. All the best,

Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses

2003-12-17 Thread meteoriteshow
Thanks for those accurate information. Frederic - Original Message - From: "E. L. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses > Hello List, &

Re: [meteorite-list] Strewn fields vs Distribution Ellipses

2003-12-17 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello List, Let me throw this out to help clarify the concepts. I have a statistical major but after my accident some procedures are fuzzy to me and today most is done by computers anyway, so bear with me. I'll try too post a field technique for estimating an ellipse another time. The strewn f