Expression and modelling of stratigraphic sequence distortion

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 159-186

  Robin, Cecile ^a   Rouby, Delphine ^a   Granjeon, Didier ^b   Guillocheau, Francois ^a   Allemand, Pascal ^c   Raillard, Stephane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Sea level change; Sedimentation rate; Sequence stratigraphy; Stratigraphic sequence; Subsidence rate

Indexed keywords

MODELING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 23344438616     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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