Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types

PJ Talling, DG Masson, EJ Sumner… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Submarine sediment density flows are one of the most important processes for moving
sediment across our planet, yet they are extremely difficult to monitor directly. The speed of …

Hierarchical classifications of the sedimentary architecture of deep-marine depositional systems

S Cullis, L Colombera, M Patacci, WD McCaffrey - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Hierarchical classifications are used in the field of clastic deep-marine sedimentary geology
to assign spatial and temporal order to the sedimentary architecture of preserved deep …

Frontal and lateral submarine lobe fringes: comparing sedimentary facies, architecture and flow processes

YT Spychala, DM Hodgson, A Prélat… - Journal of …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine lobe-fringe deposits form heterolithic successions that may include a high
proportion of hybrid beds. The identification of lobe-fringe successions aids interpretation of …

The stratigraphic record and processes of turbidity current transformation across deep‐marine lobes

IA Kane, ASM Pontén, B Vangdal… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sedimentary facies in the distal parts of deep‐marine lobes can diverge significantly from
those predicted by classical turbidite models, and sedimentological processes in these …

Intrinsic controls on the range of volumes, morphologies, and dimensions of submarine lobes

A Prelat, JA Covault, DM Hodgson, A Fildani… - Sedimentary Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
Submarine lobe dimensions from six different systems are compared: 1) the exhumed
Permian Fan 3 lobe complex of the Tanqua Karoo, South Africa; 2) the modern Amazon fan …

The full range of turbidite bed thickness patterns in submarine lobes: controls and implications

A Prélat, DM Hodgson - Journal of the Geological Society, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A widely misused criterion to interpret lobe deposits in submarine fan systems at outcrop,
and in core and well logs, is a thickening and/or coarsening upward profile. Lobe deposits …

Deep-water channel-lobe transition zone dynamics: Processes and depositional architecture, an example from the Karoo Basin, South Africa

HL Brooks, DM Hodgson, RL Brunt… - GSA …, 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine channel-lobe transition zones separate well-defined channels from well-defined
lobes and form morphologically complicated areas, commonly located at breaks in slope …

Practical turbidite interpretation: The role of relative confinement in understanding reservoir architectures

M Bentley - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reservoir architecture is key in determining reservoir performance and hydrocarbon
productivity but varies greatly in deep-water clastic reservoir systems. However, the …

Hybrid event bed character and distribution in the context of ancient deep‐lacustrine fan models

TJH Dodd, DJ McCarthy, L Amy… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid event beds are texturally and compositionally‐diverse deposits preserved within
deepwater settings. They are deposited by flows exhibiting 'mixed behaviour', forming …

Constraining the sedimentology and stratigraphy of submarine intraslope lobe deposits using exhumed examples from the Karoo Basin, South Africa

YT Spychala, DM Hodgson, SS Flint, NP Mountney - Sedimentary Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Intraslope lobe deposits provide a process record of the infill of accommodation on
submarine slopes and their recognition enables the accurate reconstruction of the …