Sequence stratigraphy as a scientific enterprise: The evolution and persistence of conflicting paradigms

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 321-348

  Miall, Andrew D ^a   Miall, Charlene E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Global; Paradigm; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; GLOBAL CHANGE; PARADIGM SHIFT; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0034867735     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(00)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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