Modelling subaqueous bipartite sediment gravity flows on the basis of outcrop constraints: First results

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 6-8, 2003, Pages 911-933

  Tinterri, Roberto ^a   Drago, Michele ^b   Consonni, Alberto ^c   Davoli, Giancarlo ^c   Mutti, Emiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Snamprogetti SpA   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipartite flows; Genetic facies tract; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY; TURBULENT FLOW;

BIPARTITE SEDIMENTS; GRAVITY FLOW;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GRAVITY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE FAN;

EID: 0346874081     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.03.003     Document Type: Article

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