Abstract
The filling of sedimentary basins and the architecture and facies associations of their sediments are generally controlled by the interaction between several more or less independent factors (cf. Chaps. 7 and 9), including:
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Size and denudation characteristics (specific sediment yield) of land areas delivering terrigenous sediments.
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Areal extent and geometry of the corresponding basin receiving sediment.
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Biogenic sediment production in the basin itself.
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Tectonic and total subsidence of basin floor as well as compaction of sediments.
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Distribution of sediments in relation to the hydraulic regime of the water-filled basin or, on land, of the river system crossing and feeding the basin with sediment.
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Relative sea-level or base-level changes and their frequencies and amplitudes.
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Einsele, G. (2000). The Interplay Between Sediment Supply, Subsidence, and Basin Fill. In: Sedimentary Basins. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04029-4_11
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