Carbonate Depositional Systems: Assessing Dimensions and Controlling Parameters - The Bahamas, Belize and the Persian/Arabian Gulf (Paperback, 2010 ed.)

Carbonate sediments are of increasing relevance for archives of past environmental conditions and for economical reasons in areas of geothermal energy and hydrocarbon reservoirs. Complex interaction of physical and chemical parameters with biological parameters determines the architecture and composition of carbonate sedimentary bodies. This book closes some of the still existing gaps in our understanding of the influence and interplay of physical, chemical, and biological parameters with carbonate sedimentation. An understanding of this interaction is not only required for reliable prediction of reservoir quality but also for a robust interpretation of environmental conditions in the past and the present. It is written by geologists for geologists in order to provide an easily accessible overview of the large amount of relevant information provided by the neighbouring sciences. The approach of the book is to document the modern depositional environments of three classical areas of carbonate deposition, each characteristic for a specific sedimentological setting (isolated platform, attached shelf, ramp) in order to assess both the range of physical, biological and chemical parameters and their sedimentary response. This book presents a comprehensive compilation based on data from published work and unpublished theses, and the integration of these data in order to extract previously undiscovered relationships between the discussed parameters and carbonate deposition.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2010
Editors:	Hildegard Westphal • Bernhard Riegl • Gregor P Eberli
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	235
Edition:	2010 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401784535
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Biogeography Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Palaeontology > General
LSN:	9401784531
Barcode:	9789401784535

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