Principles of seismic stratigraphy and seismic geomorphology I: Extracting geologic insights from seismic data

HW Posamentier, V Paumard, SC Lang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
With the advent of widely available 3D seismic data, numerous workflows focused on
extracting subsurface stratigraphic information have been developed. We present here tools …

Onshore to offshore anatomy of a late Quaternary source-to-sink system (Po Plain–Adriatic Sea, Italy)

A Amorosi, V Maselli, F Trincardi - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
In understanding the evolution of siliciclastic systems, Late Quaternary analogs may enable
reliable predictive models of facies-tract architecture. The Po Plain–Adriatic Sea system …

The late Pleistocene Po River lowstand wedge in the Adriatic Sea: Controls on architecture variability and sediment partitioning

C Pellegrini, A Asioli, KM Bohacs, TM Drexler… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Although facies and stratal geometries of continental margin successions can be defined in
detail based on subsurface and outcrop studies, most studies lack the high-resolution age …

Seismic characteristics and distributions of Quaternary mass transport deposits in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea

C Cheng, T Jiang, Z Kuang, J Ren, J Liang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mass transport deposits can cause marine geohazards and transport sediments to deep-
water areas and act as hydrocarbon reservoirs and seals, which have been extensively …

Free gas accumulations in basal shear zones of mass-transport deposits (Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea): An important geohazard on continental slope …

Q Sun, T Alves, X Xie, J He, W Li, X Ni - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Free gas is an important trigger of instability on continental slopes, and resulting mass-
wasting strata can potentially form competent seals to hydrocarbon accumulations. This …

Reconstruction of land and marine features by seismic and surface geomorphology techniques

D Harishidayat, A Al-Shuhail, G Randazzo, S Lanza… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seismic reflection utilizes sound waves transmitted into the subsurface, reflected at rock
boundaries, and recorded at the surface. Interpretation of their travel times and amplitudes …

Petrophysics of fine-grained mass-transport deposits: A critical review

Q Sun, T Alves - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Submarine slope failures and their products occur at variable scales on continental margins
and island flanks. Here, we review the petrophysics of fine-grained mass-transport deposits …

Basal shear zones of recurrent mass transport deposits serve as potential reservoirs for gas hydrates in the Central Canyon area, South China Sea

C Liang, C Liu, X Xie, X Yu, Y He, M Su, H Chen… - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Recurrent mass transport deposits (MTD) not only act as competent seals trapping fluids, but
their basal shear zones connected by pipes also serve as potential reservoirs for gas …

Modern submarine landslide complexes: a short review

K Huhn, M Arroyo, A Cattaneo, MA Clare… - … from outcrops to …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Submarine landslides have been identified in almost all ocean basins worldwide. The
largest submarine landslides occur on very shallow slopes and can be far larger than any …

Seismic geomorphological analysis of deepwater gravity-driven deposits on a slope system of the southern Colombian Caribbean margin

E Alfaro, M Holz - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Gravity-driven processes are important agents for transporting sediments downslope into
deep-marine environments. The Pliocene to Holocene offshore succession of the …