Dynamic spatial and temporal prediction of changes in depositional processes on clastic shorelines: Toward improved subsurface uncertainty reduction and management

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-297

  Ainsworth, R Bruce ^a   Vakarelov, Boyan K ^a   Nanson, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION TREES; FORECASTING; MORPHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL PROCESS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; TEMPORAL PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION;

DEPOSITION;

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; COAST; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; MATRIX; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORELINE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952397808     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06301010036     Document Type: Article

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