Dynamics of Complex Intracontinental Basins The Central European Basin System /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Littke, Ralf (Editor), Bayer, Ulf (Editor), Gajewski, Dirk (Editor), Nelskamp, Susanne (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Geology.; Structural geology.; Mineral resources.; Sedimentology.; Geophysics.; Earth Sciences.; Mineral Resources.; Structural Geology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

Sedimentary basins host, among others, most of our energy and fresh-water resources: they can be regarded as large geo-reactors in which many physical and chemical processes interact. Their complexity can only be well understood in well-organized interdisciplinary co-operations. This book documents...

Table of Contents:

• Characteristics of Complex Intracontinental Sedimentary Basins
• The Central European Basin System – an Overview
• Strain and Temperature an Space and Time
• Basin Fill
• Salt Dynamics
• Fluid Systems.