Dynamics of Sedimentary Basins.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1997.
Series:The compass series The dynamics of sedimentary basins
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Table of Contents:
  • The Dynamics of Sedimentary Basins
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • BASIN FILL
  • FUTURE RESEARCH
  • CHARGE TO THE PANEL
  • 2 Emerging Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities
  • TECTONICS OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS
  • Basin Subsidence
  • Basin Modeling
  • Research Perspectives
  • Summary Overview
  • HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE CLIMATE AND OCEANS IN SEDIMENTARY BASINS
  • Paleogeography and Paleoclimate
  • Paleo-Oceanography and Biogeochemistry
  • Summary Overview
  • FLUID MIGRATION AND CHEMICAL MASS TRANSFER IN SEDIMENTARY BASINSFlow Patterns
  • Flow Constraints
  • Summary Overview
  • NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF SEDIMENTARY BASINS
  • FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR BASIN RESEARCH
  • 3 Conclusions and Recommendations
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF BASIN MODELS
  • DATA FOR BASIN RESEARCH
  • ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
  • References