Sedimentology in the 21st Century

Scope of the book is to present a series of manuscripts that provide a good overview of recent developments in carbonate sedimentology. The volume starts with a section describing general principles, a new classification scheme, and an overview of Neogen accumulation rates in carbonate systems. Following is a discussion of the causes of high-amplitude sea-level change during greenhouse mode during the Mesozoic. Next, within the Palaeozoic section, studies link back to the processes described in the Cenozoic section of this volume. Case studies are presented at the end of each section and include topics such as cool-water carbonates, seismic sedimentology, sedimentary and geochemical studies of various Cretaceous sedimentary settings, sequence stratigraphy in Jurassic carbonate ramp deposits, basin modelling and platforms margins in the Triassic of the Dolomites, plus more. * Provides an overview of latest carbonate geology studies* Discusses innovative new approaches* Contains end-of-section case studies, including topics such as cool-water carbonates, seismic sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, basin modeling, plus more