This title incorporates conceptual advancements without neglecting sedimentary processes and the observation of sedimentary bodies. Reconstruction of environments and basin analysis are also discussed.

Contents -- Preface -- 1. Conditions of Sedimentation on the Earth's Surface -- I. Earth's Climate -- II. Global Physiography of the Earth: Predominance of Oceans -- III. Sea Water: Physicochemical Properties -- IV. Oceanic Currents -- V. Limitations of Uniformitarianism Notes -- 2. Sediment Supply and Transport -- I. Sediment Supply -- II. Sediment Transport Notes -- 3. Deposition of Sediments -- I. Bedforms -- II. Mass Movement Deposits -- III. Bedding -- IV. Surface Imprints -- V. Deformation Structures -- VI. Traces of Organic Activity -- Notes -- 4. Precipitation and Bioprecipitation -- I. Carbonates -- II. Silica -- III. Evaporites -- IV. Phosphates -- V. Organic Matter Notes -- 5. Diagenesis -- I. Major Processes -- II. Early Diagenesis -- III. Burial Diagenesis -- IV. Karstification: Late Meteoric Diagenesis on Stable Carbonates -- V. Conclusion Notes -- 6. Interpretation of Sedimentary Sequences -- I. Subsurface Data -- II. Facies Analysis -- III. Sequence Stratigraphy, Concepts of Sedimentary Bodies and Accommodation, Sea-Level Variations Notes -- 7. Sediments, Archives of the Earth: Some Examples of Sedimentary Environments -- I. Fluvial Domain -- II. Carbonate Platforms -- III. Deep Sea Fans -- IV. Pelagic Sedimentation and Deep-Sea Environments Notes -- 8. Depositional Systems and Tectonics -- I. Basins Associated with an Extension Zone -- II. Basins Associated with Collision: Foreland Basins -- III. Basins Associated with Subduction and Accretionary Prisms -- IV. Basins Associated with Strike-Slip Faults -- V. Conclusion Notes -- References -- Index.