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depositional system, 86 gamma ray log, 164
depth migration in seismics, 172 geochemical cycling, 11
depth zonation, 139 geodynamics, 83
detached ramp, 43, 59 geologic reef, 115
devil’s staircase, 27 globe-circling current, 2, 11
diagenesis, 134 grainstone, 36
diffraction in seismics, 172 greenhouse world, 79
diffusion coefficient, 165 growth potential, 24, 25
diffusion equation, 165, 166 Gulf of Carpentaria, 64
distally steepened ramp, 43 Gulf of Mexico, 84
diversity of organisms, 11 gyre, 4
dolomite, 6, 7
downstepping, 94 heterotrophic, 14
downstepping platform margin, 108 heterotrophic organisms, 9
drowning of platform, 107, 122, 125 hiatus, 27, 32, 83, 137, 146
drowning unconformity, 100, 122–124 hierarchy of cycles, 100, 164
highstand shedding, 116, 118, 119, 133, 150
eccentricity, 74, 76 highstand systems tract, 86, 110, 141
ecologic reef, 115 homoclinal ramp, 43
Ekman transport, 1, 3 hot vent, 26
empty bucket, 51, 67, 80, 107
epeiric sea, 28, 57, 63, 64 Icehouse world, 79
restriction, 64 incipient drowning of platforms, 122
tide, 64
K-strategist, 9, 114
epicontinental sea, 63
karst, 28, 51, 68, 153
erosion, 25
karst erosion rate, 28, 34
erosional slope, 45
keep-up stage, 25
euphotic zone, 10, 16
Koch curve, 161
eustasy, 79, 101, 126
eustatic sea level, 91
lagoon, 52
eutrophic, 10
evaporite, 59, 69, 130 lapout, 89
Latemar, 140
evolution, 80 leeward margin, 107
exposure, 67, 83, 84 light, 14
exposure surface, 96, 98, 133, 137, 138, 144, 148 light saturation, 10, 16
exposure surface6, 153 logistic equation, 8, 29
extinction event, 80, 82
long oscillations of ocean-atmosphere, 79, 81
facies interfingering, 127 lowstand shedding, 150
facies models, 73 lowstand systems tract, 86, 110, 139, 141
lowstand unconformity, 122
facies of systems tracts, 109, 110, 114
facies ranking, 146
M factory, 21–24, 27, 37, 48, 50, 55, 152
falling-stage systems tract, 86, 87
facies, 63, 64
false lapout, 126, 128
geometry, 50
Fischer plot, 141, 143
growth potential, 24, 25
floastone, 36
mud mound, 152
flooding surface, 91, 96, 98, 100, 137, 144, 153
platform, 152
Florida, 29, 33, 110
production depth, 23, 24
fondoform, 55
systems tracts, 155
foramol association, 19
Mplatform, 63
forced regression, 93
magnesian calcite, 6, 7
forced-regressive wedge systems tract, 86
marine evaporites, 79
fractal, 96, 98–100, 161
maximum flooding surface, 88, 126, 141, 143
fractal dimension, 161, 162 mechanical erosion, 28
framestone, 36 Mediterranean
Fresnel zone, 173, 174
Mallorca, 137, 138