CARBPLAT—A computer model to simulate the development of carbonate platforms

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Research Article| March 01, 1992 CARBPLAT—A computer model to simulate the development of carbonate platforms Hemmo Bosscher; Hemmo Bosscher 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Sedimentary Geology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John Southam John Southam 2Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, Miami, Florida 33149 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Hemmo Bosscher 1Faculty of Earth Sciences, Sedimentary Geology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands John Southam 2Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, Miami, Florida 33149 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (3): 235–238. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0235:CACMTS>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Hemmo Bosscher, John Southam; CARBPLAT—A computer model to simulate the development of carbonate platforms. Geology 1992;; 20 (3): 235–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0235:CACMTS>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract This paper presents a computer model with two new main components that simulates the development of carbonate platforms. First, it uses a function for the decrease of carbonate production with depth that combines the photosynthetic growth of carbonate-producing organisms and the extinction of light with depth. Platform growth is simulated with a differential equation incorporating sea level. These processes therefore act continuously rather than in steps. Second, it attempts a more realistic approach to predicting carbonate-platform slopes by incorporating variation of slope angle with textural composition of the sediment. In this model, the angle at which slope sedimentation begins depends on the ratio between sediment produced on the platform interior (mud) and that produced on the platform margin (sand). The shape of the slope is represented by an exponential function that can be changed to accommodate the total amount of slope sediment. In the model, stratigraphic unconformities due to changing textural composition are produced on the fore-reef slopes. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.