Ocean plate stratigraphy (OPS) is a term used to describe the sequence of sedimentary and
volcanic rocks deposited on oceanic crust substratum from the time it forms at a spreading …

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 …

Under the prevailing turbidite paradigm, the term turbidite (ie, deposits of turbidity currents
with Newtonian rheology and turbulent state) is used very loosely and is commonly applied …

Conventionally, turbidity currents are considered as fluidal flows in which sediment is
supported by fluid turbulence, whereas debris flows are plastic flows in which sediment is …

Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran domly
distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic …

Seismic facies in Gulf of Mexico intraslope basins reflect the interplay of a variety of deep-
water depositional processes and the evolution of accommodation space on the slope. This …

The simple physical models which are popularly used to describe deposition from turbidity
currents are based on the notion of unidirectional waning flow, resulting in the familiar …

Submarine-fan sequences are important hydrocarbon reservoirs throughout the world.
Submarine-fan sequences may be interpreted from bed-thickness trends, turbidite facies …

Conventionally, the Bouma Sequence [Bouma, AH, 1962. Sedimentology of some Flysch
Deposits: A Graphic Approach to Facies Interpretation. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 168 pp.] …

The synonymous use of the general term “landslide”, with a built-in reference to a sliding
motion, for all varieties of mass-transport deposits (MTD), which include slides, slumps …