A hierarchical approach to architectural classification in marginal-marine systems: Bridging the gap between sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1121-1161

  Vakarelov, Boyan K ^a   Bruce Ainsworth, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MODEMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ARCHITECTURAL SCALE; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL APPROACH; MANAGING UNCERTAINTY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TREE DATA STRUCTURES;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS;

CAMPANIAN; CANYON; CLASSIFICATION; CLASTIC ROCK; DATA SET; DELTA; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FLUID FLOW; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OUTCROP; PARASEQUENCE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ALBERTA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; MITCHELL RIVER [VICTORIA]; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84877895794     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11011212024     Document Type: Article

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