The Miall, Andrew D. creator text bibliography gw Berlin ; New York Springer c1997 1997 monographic eng

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xv, 433 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. I. Review of Current Concepts. 1. Introduction. 2. Methods for Studying Sequence Stratigraphy. 3. The Four Basis Types of Stratigraphic Cycle. 4. The Basic Sequence Model. 5. The Global Cycle Chart -- II. The Stratigraphic Framework. 6. Cycles with Episodicities of Tens to Hundreds of Millions of Years. 7. Cycles with Million-Year Episodicities. 8. Cycles with Episodicities of Less Than One Million Years -- III. Mechanisms. 9. Long Term Eustasy and Epeirogeny. 10. Milankovitch Processes. 11. Tectonic Mechanisms -- IV. Chronostratigraphy and Correlation: Why the Global Cycle Chart Should Be Abandoned. 12. Time in Sequence Stratigraphy. 13. Correlation, and the Potential for Error. 14. Sea-Level Curves Compared -- V. Approaches to a Modern Sequence-Stratigraphic Framework. 15. Elaboration of the Basic Sequence Model. 16. Numerical and Graphical Modeling of Sequences -- VI. Discussion and Conclusions. 17. Implications for Petroleum Geology. 18. Conclusions and Recommendations. Andrew D. Miall. Includes bibliographical references and index. Geology, Stratigraphic QE651 .M46 1997 551.7 MIG 3540593489 (acidfree) 0387593489 (hardcover) 96026786 DLC 960610 20141112102043.0 1957496