Abstract
SEDSIM is a series of computer program modules that simulate the main processes that create sedimentary basins. The representation is three dimensional, except that representation of flow processes are not fully 3-D, with geographic variations in flow velocity in open bodies of water being represented, but variations with depth are not. Processes include wave action, erosion, transport and deposition of clastic sediment, compaction, pore-fluid expulsion, and isostatic compensation. Experiments that linking processes together document the versatility of SEDSIM's procedures to produce highly realistic stratigraphic sequences under controlled conditions, including responses to changing sealevel and wave climate. Experimental results involving stratigraphic sequences produced by falling sealevel followed by rising sealevel are briefly described and compared with the Yegua Formation.
