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AAPG Bulletin; Year: 2020; Issue: May DOI: 10.1306/11111917396
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Figure 5. Apparent sequence stratigraphic parameters calculated from the carbonate platform stratigraphic forward model (cf. Figure 3). Apparent sequence stratigraphic parameters, A′ (A) and S′ (B), are calculated from water depth and sediment thickness (cf. Figure 1C) in all locations of the stratigraphic grids. Despite uniform accommodation (in space) and constant carbonate production (in time), the A′/S′ ratio (C) is not constant within the individual time interval, and this is the direct consequence of the lateral changes in apparent sedimentation rates, expressed by the thickness variation of the strata.
Figure 5. Apparent sequence stratigraphic parameters calculated from the carbonate platform stratigraphic forward model (cf. Figure 3). Apparent sequence stratigraphic parameters, A′ (A) and S′ (B), are calculated from water depth and sediment thickness (cf. Figure 1C) in all locations of the stratigraphic grids. Despite uniform accommodation (in space) and constant carbonate production (in time), the A′/S′ ratio (C) is not constant within the individual time interval, and this is the direct consequence of the lateral changes in apparent sedimentation rates, expressed by the thickness variation of the strata.