Stratigraphic Systems
Subtitle: Origin and Application
Edition: Har/Cdr edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: December 8, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 700
ISBN-13: 9780127223605
Subjects: Stratigraphy; Stratigraphic Geology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Engineering - General; Petroleum; Science / Earth Sciences; Earth Sciences - General; Geology, Stratigraphic
First sentence: The interrelation of tectonics and depositional systems has been the focus of study by many geoscientists during most of the 20th century.
Description: "Stratigraphic Systems: Origin and Application is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of stratigraphic analysis for students and professionals working in stratigraphy, sedimentology, petroleum geology, geophysical interpretation and reservoir engineering. Visher has constructed a framework for predicting the geometry of stratigraphic sequences and the areal variation of their physical, chemical, and biological attributes.

Suitable as a primary text for undergraduate courses in sedimentology and stratigraphy."--BOOK JACKET.