The “unreasonable effectiveness” of stratigraphic and geomorphic experiments
The growth of quantitative analysis and prediction in Earth-surface science has been
accompanied by growth in experimental stratigraphy and geomorphology. Experimenters …
accompanied by growth in experimental stratigraphy and geomorphology. Experimenters …
Sediment deposition from turbidity currents
GV Middleton - Annual Review Of Earth And Planetary …, 1993 - adsabs.harvard.edu
Turbidity currents are gravity currents (Simpson 1987; also called density currents by many
authors, following Bell 1942) in which the excess density or unit weight is due to suspended …
authors, following Bell 1942) in which the excess density or unit weight is due to suspended …
Marine hyperpycnal flows: initiation, behavior and related deposits. A review
T Mulder, JPM Syvitski, S Migeon, JC Faugères… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2003 - Elsevier
Hyperpycnal flows form in the marine environment when river discharge enters the ocean
with suspended concentrations in excess of 36 kg m− 3 due to buoyancy considerations, or …
with suspended concentrations in excess of 36 kg m− 3 due to buoyancy considerations, or …
Experiments on turbidity currents over an erodible bed
Experiments were conducted to determine the behaviour of turbidity currents laden with non-
cohesive silt (silica flour) moving down a slope the bed of which is covered with similar silt …
cohesive silt (silica flour) moving down a slope the bed of which is covered with similar silt …
Deep-water facies, processes and models: a review and classification scheme for modern and ancient sediments
K Pickering, D Stow, M Watson, R Hiscott - Earth-Science Reviews, 1986 - Elsevier
A review of previous work on modern and ancient deep-water facies, processes and models
is presented with a new classification scheme involving 40 distinct facies related to 15 …
is presented with a new classification scheme involving 40 distinct facies related to 15 …
The Bouma sequence and the turbidite mind set
G Shanmugam - Earth-Science Reviews, 1997 - Elsevier
Conventionally, the Bouma Sequence [Bouma, AH, 1962. Sedimentology of some Flysch
Deposits: A Graphic Approach to Facies Interpretation. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 168 pp.] …
Deposits: A Graphic Approach to Facies Interpretation. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 168 pp.] …
Experiments on the entrainment of sediment into suspension by a dense bottom current
Experiments on the entrainment of bed sediment into suspension by density underflows are
described. The density underflows were created by allowing saline water to move as a …
described. The density underflows were created by allowing saline water to move as a …
Frontal and lateral submarine lobe fringes: comparing sedimentary facies, architecture and flow processes
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 …
proportion of hybrid beds. The identification of lobe-fringe successions aids interpretation of …
Depositional turbidity currents laden with poorly sorted sediment
MH Garcia - Journal of hydraulic engineering, 1994 - ascelibrary.org
A layer-averaged model for steady, spatially developing turbidity currents laden with poorly
sorted sediment is presented together with laboratory experiments conducted to test several …
sorted sediment is presented together with laboratory experiments conducted to test several …
Distinguishing sediment waves from slope failure deposits: field examples, including the 'Humboldt slide', and modelling results
HJ Lee, JPM Syvitski, G Parker, D Orange, J Locat… - Marine Geology, 2002 - Elsevier
Migrating sediment waves have been reported in a variety of marine settings, including
submarine levee–fan systems, floors of fjords, and other basin or continental slope …
submarine levee–fan systems, floors of fjords, and other basin or continental slope …