get total thickness

for sediment accumulation curves, returns the difference between the highest and lowest point of the curve. For age-depth models, returns the total thickness of sediment accumulated.

Usage

get_total_thickness(x, ...)

Arguments

x

an age-depth model (adm/multiadm) or a sediment accumulation curve (sac)

...

other options, currently unused

Value

numeric, total sediment thickness accumulated

See also

max_height() and min_height() to extract the highest/lowest stratigraphic point