Introduction
- Author(s)
- Eun Young Lee, Johannes Novotny, Michael Wagreich
- Abstract
Sedimentary basins are regions formed due to tectonically induced long-term subsidence of the Earth’s surface in which sediments accumulate to considerable thickness and be preserved for relatively long geological time periods. Many basins have been intensively explored not only for the academic research, but also for commercial interest (e.g. hydrocarbon) found in sedimentary basins. A sedimentary basin can be understood fully with consideration of all factors influencing on basin evolution. Therefore the basin analysis is a field to investigate synthetically basin formation and evolution, and modelling techniques are needed to integrate the results dimensionally in time and space. Basin architecture results mainly from the interplay between sediment supply and accommodation, and the generation and spatial distribution of accommodation are controlled mainly by subsidence. Subsidence analysis of a sedimentary basin is very important to restore basin evolution through geologic time and investigate basin forming mechanisms. There are three types of subsidence analysis according to what causes the subsidence; total subsidence, tectonic subsidence and thermal subsidence.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Geology
- External organisation(s)
- Chonnam National University, Brown University
- Pages
- 1-7
- No. of pages
- 7
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76424-5_1
- Publication date
- 2019
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105124 Tectonics
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fuel Technology, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/effc4127-59c3-4b6f-9508-1ac82db5fd11