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Sequence stratigraphy: methodology and nomenclature

Catuneanu, Octavian ; Galloway, William E. ; Kendall, Christopher G. St. C. ; Miall, Andrew D. ; Posamentier, Henry W. ; Strasser, André ; Tucker, Maurice E.

In: Newsletters on Stratigraphy, 2011, vol. 44, no. 3, p. 173-245

The recurrence of the same types of sequence stratigraphic surface through geologic time defines cycles of change in accommodation or sediment supply, which correspond to sequences in the rock record. These cycles may be symmetrical or asymmetrical, and may or may not include all types of systems tracts that may be expected within a fully developed sequence. Depending on the scale of observation,...