• Seismic stratigraphic analysis using multiple attributes - an application to the f3 block, offshore Netherlands 

  Kabaca, Efkan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Seismic stratigraphy analyzes the geological concepts of stratigraphy by identifying the seismic reflection termination patterns that may record stratal terminations such as onlaps, downlaps, erosional truncations, and ...
• Structural evolution of the northern Tuzgölü Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey 

  Ada, Melike (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Located between the Pontide Mountains to the north and the Tauride Mountains to the south, the Tuzgölü (Salt Lake) Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey, covers about 20,000 km2 area of low topographic relief (Figure 1). The ...
• Kinematic and flexural isostasy modeling in central nepal: using erosional, depositional, and cooling histories to validate a balanced cross section 

  Olree, Elizabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Balanced cross sections present valid and admissible interpretations of surface and subsurface data. Thermochronologic and foreland basin provenance data are other aspects that must be adhered to when producing balanced ...
• Bulk chemical composition and mineral effects on grain conductivity and ice nucleation affinity of volcanic ash 

  Cloer, Shelby (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Volcanic lightning is a common phenomenon during explosive eruptions, occurring as vent discharges, near-vent discharges, and plume lightning. Plume lightning is most similar to thunderstorm lightning, where volcanic ash ...
• A comparison of continental extension estimates across the margins of the Woodlark Basin, Papua New Guinea 

  Nazlim, Berg (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Previous studies have shown that depth dependent extension is common across rifted margins. A discrepancy exists between the estimates of extension made through whole lithosphere/crust vs fault heave calculations (for ...
• Source rock evaluation of the Paleocene Kirkkavak formation in the Haymana Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey 

  Alkan Gun, Beril (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The Haymana Basin, one of the central Anatolian Basins of Turkey, developed from Late Cretaceous to Middle Eocene during closure of the northern branch of the Neo-Tethys Ocean. The basin is located to the south of Ankara ...
• Determining facies changes, sedimentary environments and hydrocarbon potential of the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, in Mississippi and Louisiana using well log clustering analysis and upscaling procedure 

  Feiner, Ryan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The Cretaceous Tuscaloosa Marine Shale is an important unconventional gas-shale reservoir located within the Interior Salt Basin in Louisiana and Mississippi. Wells producing from the shale have achieved initial production ...
• Cave air C O_2 and drip-water geochemical variability at Desoto Caverns: implications for speleothem-based paleoclimate studies 

  Dhungana, Rajesh (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This study has addresses the question whether speleothems from DeSoto Caverns (Childersburg, AL) can be used as paleoclimate archives for the Southeast USA. The monitoring program encompassed determination of cave air CO2, ...
• Effects of grain size and shape on volcanic ash electrical conductivity 

  Woods, Taylor Watson (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The occurrence of volcanic lightning during explosive eruptions is a common phenomenon, yet the exact mechanisms of electric charge transmission in explosive eruption columns and plumes are poorly understood. Ash is a ...
• Subsurface structural geology and tectono-stratigraphy of the offshore Akcakoca-Amasra area, Western Black Sea basin, Turkey 

  Turkmen, Ozgur (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The offshore Akcakoca-Amasra area is located in the Black Sea basin which contains two subbasins; the Western and Eastern Black Sea basins. The Western Black Sea basin is formed as a result of rifting of the Moesian Platform ...
• Comparison of crude oils found in carboniferous reservoir rock and potential source rocks in the Black Warrior Sasin, Southeastern United States 

  Drago, Leonard William (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The Black Warrior basin in northwestern Alabama achieved maximum burial, maturation, and subsequent cessation of hydrocarbon generation during Late Permian time. The Chattanooga and Floyd/Neal Shales are viable potential ...
• Scale effect of contaminant transport in saturated porous media identified by the time fractional advection-dispersion equation 

  Garrard, Rhiannon Maire (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Time nonlocal transport models such as the time fractional advection-dispersion equation (t-fADE) were proposed to capture well-documented non-Fickian dynamics for conservative solutes transport in heterogeneous media, ...
• Seismic attributes for reservoir characterization in deepwater settings – Guajira Basin offshore Colombia 

  Rubio Zapata, Claudia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The uncertainties associated with reservoir identification during the exploration process are reduced through the use of methods including seismic attributes and inversion. These techniques provide interpreters with a ...
• Nonmarine stratigraphic successions in the Yidun Terrane: a record of Mesozoic and early Cenozoic deformation and deposition in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau 

  Jackson, William Thomas (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The Tibetan Plateau is the largest and highest plateau on Earth, covering > 2,500,000 km2 with an average elevation > 4,500 m. The plateau’s present crustal configuration is a product of the Early Cenozoic India-Asia ...
• Integrated modeling and carbonate reservoir analysis, Upper Jurassic smackover formation, fishpond field, Southwest Alabama 

  Owen, Alexander Emory (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This field case study focuses on Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) Smackover hydrocarbon reservoir characterization, modeling and evaluation at Fishpond Field, Escambia County, Alabama, eastern Gulf Coastal Plain of North America. ...
• No Triassic structural control of the development of the Middle Ground Arch, Eastern Gulf of Mexico 

  Taggart, Catherine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Reconstructing the paleogeography and basement structure of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico before and during deposition of the Upper Jurassic Norphlet, Smackover, and Haynesville Formations is important because these formations ...
• Seismic investigations of the northern Transantarctic Mountains 

  Graw, Jordan Hunter (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Stretching ~3500 km across Antarctica and reaching elevations of ~4500 m, the Transantarctic Mountains (TAMs) are the largest non-compressional mountain chain on Earth. The TAMs show no evidence of folding or reverse ...
• Structural evolution of the Haymana Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey 

  Tokgil Karaket, Mine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  The Haymana Basin is located in the south of the Izmir-Ankara suture zone in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Convergence and collision of the Eurasia and Godwana continents during the late Cretaceous to the late Eocene caused ...
• Integrated modeling and management of groundwater and surface water, zhangye basin, northwest China 

  Huang, Li (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  This dissertation consists of three self-contained, yet closely related, papers summarizing the results of a comprehensive study aimed at the development of a decision support system for sustainable water resources management ...
• Kinematic evolution of the Büyük Menderes Graben in Western Turkey inferred from 2-d seismic interpretation and cross section restoration 

  Merey, Osman (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  The Alaşehir and Büyük Menderes Grabens are two major E-W trending grabens that border the central part of the Menderes Metamorphic Core Complex (MMCC) to the north and south, respectively. These two grabens were previously ...

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