Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems

ISBN 10: 1405189304 / ISBN 13: 9781405189309

Published by Blackwell Publishing, 2008

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pp. viii + 316 Illus., Map (Some Col.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405189304
• ISBN 13: 9781405189309
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Understanding basin-fill evolution and the origin of stratal architectures has traditionally been based on studies of outcrops, well and seismic data, studies of and inferences on qualitative geological processes, and to a lesser extent based on quantitative observations of modern and ancient sedimentary environments. Insight gained on the basis of these studies can increasingly be tested and extended through the application of numerical and analogue forward models.

Present-day stratigraphic forward modelling follows two principle lines: 1) the deterministic process-based approach, ideally with resolution of the fundamental equations of fluid and sediment motion at all scales, and 2) the stochastic approach. The process-based approach leads to improved understanding of the dynamics (physics) of the system, increasing our predictive power of how systems evolve under various forcing conditions unless the system is highly non-linear and hence difficult or perhaps even impossible to predict. The stochastic approach is more direct, relatively simple, and useful for study of more complicated or less-well understood systems. Process-based models, more than stochastic ones, are directly limited by the diversity of temporal and spatial scales and the very incomplete knowledge of how processes operate and interact on the various scales.

The papers included in this book demonstrate how cross-fertilization between traditional field studies and analogue and numerical forward modelling expands our understanding of Earth-surface systems.

About the Author

Poppe de Boer and George Postma are the authors of Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems: From Understanding to Prediction, published by Wiley.