Carbonate Sedimentation

PHIL employs four depth-dependant carbonate production functions including:

>> laterally unrestricted shelf production

>> restricted shelf margin production

>> suspended mud produced on the platform

>> pelagic sediment

Mineral chemistry can be altered by reactions defined by Arrhenius equations which incorporate rates of reaction stimulated by changes in pressure and temperature. Influxes of reducing or oxidizing waters can be modeled based on hydrodynamic conditions at each time step.