Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

  1. Sequence Stratigraphy
    1. Fundamental Concepts
      1. Accommodation Space
        1. Base Level
          1. Relative Sea Level Change
            1. Sediment Supply
              1. Sediment Flux
              2. Controls on Sequence Development
                1. Eustatic Sea Level Change
                  1. Tectonic Subsidence
                    1. Sediment Supply Variations
                      1. Climate Change
                      2. Key Surfaces
                        1. Sequence Boundary
                          1. Transgressive Surface
                            1. Maximum Flooding Surface
                              1. Ravinement Surface
                                1. Regressive Surface of Marine Erosion
                                  1. Correlative Conformity
                                  2. Systems Tracts
                                    1. Lowstand Systems Tract
                                      1. Basin Floor Fan
                                        1. Slope Fan
                                          1. Lowstand Wedge
                                          2. Transgressive Systems Tract
                                            1. Highstand Systems Tract
                                              1. Falling Stage Systems Tract
                                              2. Parasequences
                                                1. Definition and Recognition
                                                  1. Parasequence Boundaries
                                                    1. Parasequence Sets
                                                      1. Stacking Patterns
                                                        1. Progradational
                                                          1. Retrogradational
                                                            1. Aggradational
                                                          2. Sequence Stratigraphic Models
                                                            1. Type 1 Sequences
                                                              1. Type 2 Sequences
                                                                1. Composite Sequences
                                                                2. Application to Different Settings
                                                                  1. Siliciclastic Systems
                                                                    1. Carbonate Systems
                                                                      1. Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Systems
                                                                      2. Sequence Hierarchy
                                                                        1. First-Order Sequences
                                                                          1. Second-Order Sequences
                                                                            1. Third-Order Sequences
                                                                              1. Higher-Order Sequences
                                                                              2. Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis Methods
                                                                                1. Well Log Analysis
                                                                                  1. Seismic Sequence Analysis
                                                                                    1. Outcrop Analysis

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                                                                                  12. Basin Analysis