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1 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cardiff, P.O. Box 914, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3YE, UK
Standard conceptual models propose that stratal patterns in carbonate depositional sequences are controlled predominantly by relative sea-level oscillations, even during greenhouse periods when amplitudes of relative sea-level oscillations were small. However, numerical experiments with a two-dimensional forward model of carbonate systems suggest that variations in sediment-transport rate and carbonate productivity are capable of producing similar parasequence stacking patterns, without relative sea-level oscillations. This result suggests two alternative end-member models, one driven by relative sea-level change, the other driven by changes in transport rate and productivity controlled ultimately by climatic factors. Many carbonate systems may represent some combination of these end-member possibilities.
Key Words: carbonates • sequence stratigraphy • sediment transport • carbonate platforms
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