Fluvial Depositional Systems
The book summarizes methods of mapping and interpretation of fluvial depositional systems, with a detailed treatment of the tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls on fluvial depositional processes. It focuses on the preserved, ancient depositional
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Andrew Miall
Fluvial Depositional Systems
Springer Geology
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Andrew Miall
Fluvial Depositional Systems
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Andrew Miall Department of Earth Sciences University of Toronto Toronto ON Canada
ISBN 978-3-319-00665-9 ISBN 978-3-319-00666-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-00666-6 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013940939 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
In an earlier book, The Geology of Fluvial Deposits (1996), I set out in detail modern methods of facies and architectural analysis of fluvial deposits, and used numerous case studies to illustrate the architecture of fluvial systems, on scales ranging from that of the outcrop to that of entire basins. Chapters were devoted to the tectonic and climatic controls on fluvial deposition, and an attempt was made to erect a classification of nonmarine oil and gas fields based on the stratigraphy and architecture of the fluvial reservoirs. In subsequent years, a host of new case studies has provided much material for refining our understanding of allogenic controls, and has substantially improved our ability to apply sequence-stratig
