Deep-water systems

Deep-water systems

Pickering, Kevin
Hiscott, Richard
Underwood, Michael

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INDICE: Chapter 1: Introduction.[KTP, RNH, MU].Scope and rationale.Deep ocean basins.setting, geometry, size.Ocean-atmosphere system.coupling and circulation, El Niño etc.Major controls on deep-water sedimentation.Tectonics.generalcomments on types of plate margin etc.Climate.incl. Milankovitch.Sea level changes.Sediment flux and texture.Origins, flux, compositional maturity etc.Sources of data -- modern and ancient contrasts.Ocean drilling, seismic, sidescan,other geophysical techniques, isotopes, organisms, physical modelling, experiments, ancient-rock.outcrops, scale issues.Recent developments, current problems and future directions. Part I: Process and Product.Chapter 2: Physical processes.[RNH, KTP, MU].Density currents.incl. recent theoretical/experimental work.Sediment gravity flows.Turbidity currents and turbidites.Debris flows and their deposits.Thermohaline circulation.Internal waves.Tidal currents.Suspendedsediment plumes.Glacial-marine processes.Liquefaction and fluidization.Sediment slides.Flow transformations and complex flows.incl. 2-layer flows etc.Eventfrequencies and magnitudes.incl.earthquake frequency, temporal spacing of events.Biomass productivity.organic-rich laminites, black shales, phosphorites, cherts etc.Effects of changing climate and sea level.Effects of punctuated tectonic events (e.g., earthquake triggers). Chapter 3: Sediments.[KTP, RNH].Introduction.Classification schemes by depositional process.Mutti & Ricci Lucchi (1972).Walker (1994), Walker & Muti (1973).Mutti (1979, 1992 genetic scheme).Ghibaudo (1992).Pickering, Hiscott, Stow & Watson (1986), Pickering, Hiscott & Hein.(1989) and present 2nd edition.Chemical sediments - expand section.Volcanicsediments.Biological sediments.Carbonate reefs and platforms.Calcareous ooze.Siliceous ooze.Tectonic provenance.Modern sands.Ancient sandstones. Chapter 4:Time-space integration.[KTP & RNH].Major bounding surfaces.condensed sectionsetc.Architectural elements.Seismic (Damuth diagram).Seismic examples of architectural elements if possible.Sedimentary.Hydrocarbon stratigraphic traps.Dating and correlation of elements.fossils, chemical techniques incl. stable isotopes, seismic and other geophysical techniques.Chronostratigraphic horizons.temporal resolution - rates of sediment accumulation.Bed thickness distributions.Include fractal dimensions and power-law distributions - exponential.power laws. Fractals.Asymmetric cycles.Effects of compaction.Decompaction algorithms.Time series analysis of data from deep-water systems.Methods.Proxies for climatechange.etc.Eustatic forcing.Timing.Amplitude.Effects.Tectonic forcing.Recognition of recurrence intervals for tectonic events.Cascadia earthquake record. Chapter 5: Palaeontology & Ichnofacies.[KTP & RNH].benthic, planktonic foraminifera, radiolaria, sponge spicules.concept of depth zonation in trace fossils, doomed pioneers, etc.ichnofacies and sedimentary environments. Chapter 6: Selected aspects of diagenesis, cementation and flu

  • ISBN: 978-1-4051-2578-9
  • Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 432
  • Fecha Publicación: 26/10/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés