2006/01/31 by Nigel Goldenfeld, Pak Yuen Chan, John Veysey · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Geological formations and processes #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis #cond-mat.soft #nlin.PS #physics.geo-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.96.254501
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 254501 (2006)
arxiv created 2006/05/26 · openalex publication_date 2006/06/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We formulate and model the dynamics of spatial patterns arising during the precipitation of calcium carbonate from a supersaturated shallow water flow. The model describes the formation of travertine deposits at geothermal hot springs and rimstone dams of calcite in caves. We find explicit solutions for travertine domes at low flow rates, identify the linear instabilities which generate dam and pond formation on sloped substrates, and present simulations of statistical landscape evolution.