Ordered hierarchy versus scale invariance in sequence stratigraphy

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 139-151

  Schlager, Wolfgang ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fractal; Sea level; Sedimentation rate; Sequence orders; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

EID: 77956272363     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0491-8     Document Type: Article

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