Sensitive dependence, divergence and unpredictable behaviour in a stratigraphic forward model of a carbonate system

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 239, Issue , 2004, Pages 77-94

  Burgess, Peter M ^a   Emery, David J ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

EID: 14244255985     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.239.01.06     Document Type: Article

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