Facies Models: Response to Sea Level ChangeRoger G. Walker, Noel P. James, Geological Association of Canada |
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... tion ) , it still represents an overproduc- tion of 190 per cent compared to the amount of sediment on the platform . Such calculations suggest that most sediment produced in the factory is transported onshore or into the nearby ocean ...
... tion ) , it still represents an overproduc- tion of 190 per cent compared to the amount of sediment on the platform . Such calculations suggest that most sediment produced in the factory is transported onshore or into the nearby ocean ...
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... tion : State Geological Survey of Kansas , Bulletin 169 , p . 107-149 . Fischer , A.G. , 1986 , Climatic rhythms recorded in strata : Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science , v . 14 , p . 351-376 . Folk , R.L. , 1973 , Evidence ...
... tion : State Geological Survey of Kansas , Bulletin 169 , p . 107-149 . Fischer , A.G. , 1986 , Climatic rhythms recorded in strata : Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science , v . 14 , p . 351-376 . Folk , R.L. , 1973 , Evidence ...
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... tion - sedimentation surfaces with a to- pography controlled by the brine table and its gradients . Wind removes partic- ulate material that has dried out on the flats , but this can be inhibited by cyano- bacterial mats or efflorescent ...
... tion - sedimentation surfaces with a to- pography controlled by the brine table and its gradients . Wind removes partic- ulate material that has dried out on the flats , but this can be inhibited by cyano- bacterial mats or efflorescent ...
Contents
PRINCIPLES TOOLS AND CONCEPTS | 1 |
Subsurface facies analysis | 27 |
environmental and allostratigraphic significance | 47 |
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