Phrase Hound found 1 phrases and 25 compound words that contain stratigraphy. The most common are listed below. Open stratigraphy in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 1
- seismic stratigraphyA technique used to determine the nature of sedimentary rocks by the analysis of seismic data; used especially in oil prospecting
Compound words 25
- stratigrapherAn expert in stratigraphy.
- allostratigraphyThe study and classification of rock strata by their bounding surfaces, such as unconformities and other types of uncomformable contacts that create discontinuities in the rock record.
- aminostratigraphyThe measurement of the extent of amino acid racemization in biological deposits in order to estimate their age
- archaeostratigraphyarchaeological stratigraphy
- climatostratigraphystratigraphy due to different sediments being produced in different climates
- cryostratigraphyThe stratigraphy of ice or of frozen soil
- cyclostratigraphyThe analysis of sedimentary successions to determine past climatic cycles
- ecostratigraphyThe application of stratigraphy to identify fossil ecosystems
- geostratigraphyThe stratigraphy of the earth
- hydrostratigraphyStructure of subsurface porous materials in reference to the flow of groundwater, often relating to stratigraphy