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Andrew D. Miall

Andrew D. Miall

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Earth Science

D-Index
69
Citations
35137
World Ranking
1020
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Andrew D. Miall is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research falls primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Anthropology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work addresses a range of geological and paleontological topics, including geological formations and processes, geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and geological studies and exploration.

Andrew D. Miall has contributed regularly to academic literature, with publications spanning various prestigious venues. Their recent papers include the following:

  • Time in the Rock: A field guide to interpreting past events and processes from siliciclastic stratigraphy (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • The Stratigraphy Machine (2021, Journal of Sedimentary Research)
  • Discussion on "the Incompleteness Fallacy: The Stratigraphic Record Is Not an Imperfect Archive of Earth's History" (Hessler, 2023) (2024, The Sedimentary Record)
  • A Symposium in Honour of Gerard V. Middleton: GeoConvention, Calgary, June 21, 2022 (2022, Geoscience Canada)
  • Geoffrey Norris (1937-2023): a tribute (2024, Palynology)

Their frequent co-authors include John Holbrook, Janok P. Bhattacharya, Angela M. Hessler, Martin J. Head, and Omar A. Colmenares.

Andrew D. Miall has also contributed to scholarly books, with one notable publication titled Stratigraphy: A Modern Synthesis, published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Their work has been recognized by the scientific community, including the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1995 for contributions to the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • The Geology of Fluvial Deposits: Sedimentary Facies, Basin Analysis, and Petroleum Geology

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Architectural-Element Analysis: A New Method of Facies Analysis Applied to Fluvial Deposits

    Andrew D. Miall

  • A review of the braided-river depositional environment

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Lithofacies Types and Vertical Profile Models in Braided River Deposits: A Summary

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • The Geology of Fluvial Deposits

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Reply to the comments of W. Helland-Hansen on "Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy" by Catuneanu et al. (Earth-Sciences Review 92(2009)1-33)

    Octavian Catuneanu;V. Abreu;J. P. Bhattacharya;M. D. Blum

  • Sequence stratigraphy: methodology and nomenclature

    Octavian Catuneanu;William E. Galloway;Christopher G.S.t.C. Kendall;Andrew D. Miall

  • Lithofacies types and vertical profile models; an alternative approach to the description and environmental interpretation of glacial diamict and diamictite sequences

    Nicholas Eyles;Carolyn H. Eyles;Andrew D. Miall

  • The geology of stratigraphic sequences

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Reservoir Heterogeneities in Fluvial Sandstones: Lessons from Outcrop Studies

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Architectural elements and bounding surfaces in fluvial deposits: anatomy of the Kayenta formation (lower jurassic), Southwest Colorado

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Stratigraphic Sequences and Their Chronostratigraphic Correlation

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Fluvial Depositional Systems

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Models of glaciomarine sedimentation and their application to the interpretation of ancient glacial sequences

    C.H. Eyles;N. Eyles;A.D. Miall

  • Exxon global cycle chart: An event for every occasion?

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Precambrian clastic sedimentation systems

    P.G. Eriksson;K.C. Condie;H. Tirsgaard;W.U. Mueller

  • Markov chain analysis applied to an ancient alluvial plain succession

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Reconstructing the architecture and sequence stratigraphy of the preserved fluvial record as a tool for reservoir development: A reality check

    Andrew D. Miall

  • Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget. Second, completely revised and enlarged edition; G. Einsele, Springer, Berlin, 2000, 792 pages, ISBN 3-540-66193-X, DM 149.00 (US$ 84.95)

    A.D. Miall

  • Advances in fluvial dynamics and stratigraphy

    Andrew D. Miall

Frequent Co-Authors

Octavian Catuneanu
Octavian Catuneanu University of Alberta
William E. Galloway
William E. Galloway The University of Texas at Austin
André Strasser
André Strasser University of Fribourg
Henry W. Posamentier
Henry W. Posamentier Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Maurice E. Tucker
Maurice E. Tucker University of Bristol
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
Janok P. Bhattacharya
Janok P. Bhattacharya McMaster University
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
Nicholas Eyles
Nicholas Eyles University of Toronto
Ronald J. Steel
Ronald J. Steel The University of Texas at Austin

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