Exponential approximations to compacted sediment porosity profiles

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 691-700

  Bahr, David B ^a,b   Hutton, Eric W H ^a   Syvitski, James P M ^a   Pratson, Lincoln F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Core; Marine sedimentation; Numerical model; Sediment porosity

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION;

MARINE SEDIMENTATION;

SEDIMENTS;

COMPACTION; DIAGENESIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; POROSITY;

EID: 0035400669     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(00)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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