STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELING OF BASIN-MARGIN CLINOFORM SYSTEMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONTROLS ON TOPSET AND SHELF WIDTH AND TIMING OF FORMATION OF SHELF-EDGE DELTAS

Peter M. Burgess, Ronald J. Steel, Didier Granjeon

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent advances in models of siliciclastic shallow-marine stratigraphy
EditorsG.J. Hampson, R.J. Steel, P.M. Burgess, R.W. Dalrymple
PublisherSEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Pages35-45
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)978-1-56576-131-5
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Publication series

NameSEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Special Publication
Volume90

Keywords

  • clinoform systems
  • shelf width
  • topset width
  • delta autoretreat
  • shelf-edge delta
  • self-regulating shelf-edge deltas
  • self-regulated equilibrium regression
  • stratigraphic forward modeling
  • GULF-OF-MEXICO
  • DEEP-WATER SANDS
  • SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
  • SEA-LEVEL
  • PROGRADATION
  • EVOLUTION

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