Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 849 S.).
ISBN:
978-0-444-53000-4
,
0-444-53000-2
,
978-0-08-093187-6
,
0-08-093187-1
Series Statement:
Developments in sedimentology 63
Note:
In order to address the specific interest of the oil and gas industry in deep-water sediments, the investigation techniques that are applied in this context and the methods to predict both the occurrences and the characteristics of hydrocarbon reservoirs, are included as well. Examines the rapidly evolving field of deep-sea sedimentary research Focuses on sedimentary and diagenetic processes, with theory and case histories Covers the climate record, hydrocarbon reservoirs, and other topics of interest Features a multimedia component with colour versions of figures. - Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 Sedimentary Processes and their Deposits -- Ch. 3 Contour Currents and Contourite Drifts -- Ch. 4 Pelagic and Hemipelagic deposits -- Ch. 5 Hemipelagic Advection and Periplatform Sedimentation -- Ch. 6 Benthic Deep Sea Carbonates: Reefs and Seeps: -- Ch. 7 Volcaniclastic Processes and Deposits in the Deep-Sea -- Ch. 8 Deep-Sea Ichnology: the Relationships Between Depositional Environment and Endobenthic Organisms -- Ch. 9 Diagenesis -- Ch. 10 Industrial Application of Deep-Sea Sediments -- Ch. 11 Mesozoic Pelagic Sediments -- Archives for Ocean and Climate History -- Ch. 12 Climate Records of Deep-Sea Sediments: Towards the Ice House. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-444-53000-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
,
Geography
Keywords:
Tiefsee
;
Tiefseesediment
;
Fernerkundung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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