Screen LibraryCyclostratigraphy and the Milankovitch theory /
Cyclostratigraphy is concerned primarily with measuring geological time and the time units used in this approach are sedimentary cycles. Milankovitch cycles mark time intervals of tens of thousands to several millions of years. Such cycles are the result of variations in the Earth's position in...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1993. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Developments in sedimentology ;
52 |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00704571/52 |
| Summary: |
Cyclostratigraphy is concerned primarily with measuring geological time and the time units used in this approach are sedimentary cycles. Milankovitch cycles mark time intervals of tens of thousands to several millions of years. Such cycles are the result of variations in the Earth's position in relation to the Sun and these in turn determine the climatic variations. The Milankovitch theory was resurrected in the 1960's when evidence from Pleistocene deep sea sediments linked orbital variations and climate. This monograph discusses sedimentary cycles and their use in measuring geologic time. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780444896230 0444896236 9780080869667 0080869661 |
| Index Number: | QE651 |
| CLC: | P53 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction. 2. Oscillating Systems. 3. The Milankovitch Theory. 4. Methods of Analysis. 5. The Relation between Time and Sediment Accumulation. 6. Stratification and Stratification Cycles. 7. Examples from the Carboniferous. 8. Triassic: Carbonate Platforms. 9. Some Jurassic Examples. 10. Examples from the Cretaceous. 11. Non-Carbonate Cycles. 12. Cyclostratigraphy and Milankovitch Cycles. References. Subject Index. |