Numerical modelling of carbonate platforms and reefs: Approaches and opportunities

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-345

  Dalmasso, Hélène ^a   Montaggioni, L F ^a   Bosence, Dan ^b   Floquet, Marc ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REEFS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER;

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; NUMERICAL MODELING; SEDIMENTARY PACKAGES; STACKING PATTERNS;

CARBONATES;

EID: 27744436304     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: 01445987     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144598011492318     Document Type: Article

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