Practical problems in the application of the sequence stratigraphic method and key surfaces: Integrating observations from ancient fluvial-deltaic wedges with Quaternary and modelling studies

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 120-169

  Bhattacharya, Janok P ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostratigraphy; Deltaic; Fluvial; Sequence stratigraphy; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTRATIGRAPHY; ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY; DELTAIC; DIACHRONEITY; FLUVIAL; FLUVIAL TERRACES; LITHOFACIES; LITHOSPHERIC DEFORMATION; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARINE EROSION; MARKER BEDS; MODELLING STUDIES; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; SEISMIC DATAS; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SPARSE DATA SETS; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; SYSTEMS TRACTS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; WELL LOG DATA;

ARID REGIONS; BIOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; TECTONICS; WELL LOGGING;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLOSTRATIGRAPHY; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; DATA SET; INTERPOLATION; PALEOCURRENT; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC DATA; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TERRACE;

WESTERN INTERIOR;

EID: 78751512893     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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