Tidal Modeling of an Ancient Tide-Dominated Seaway, Part 1: Model Validation and Application to Global Early Cretaceous (Aptian) Tides

摘要

The utility of deep-time global paleotidal modeling is evaluated with a series of modeling experiments focused on the Early Cretaceous (Aptian). The results from a series of paleobathymetry sensitivity experiments indicate that, despite paleogeographic and paleobathymetric uncertainty, appropriate use of global paleotidal models complements and enhances stratigraphic and sedimentological methods.