A quantitative approach to fluvial facies models: Methods and example results

• Published in: Sedimentology Vol. 60; no. 6; pp. 1526 - 1558
• Main Authors: Colombera, Luca, Mountney, Nigel P., McCaffrey, William D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madrid Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Architecture; Basin climate; channel pattern; discharge regime; facies models; fluvial architecture; Freshwater; quantitative sedimentology; Studies

Traditional facies models lack quantitative information concerning sedimentological features: this significantly limits their value as references for comparison and guides to interpretation and subsurface prediction. This paper aims to demonstrate how a database methodology can be used to generate q...