The “unreasonable effectiveness” of stratigraphic and geomorphic experiments

C Paola, K Straub, D Mohrig, L Reinhardt - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The growth of quantitative analysis and prediction in Earth-surface science has been
accompanied by growth in experimental stratigraphy and geomorphology. Experimenters …

Turbulence processes within turbidity currents

MG Wells, RM Dorrell - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Sediment-laden gravity currents, or turbidity currents, are density-driven flows that transport
vast quantities of particulate material across the floor of lakes and oceans. Turbidity currents …

Transport and burial of microplastics in deep-marine sediments by turbidity currents

F Pohl, JT Eggenhuisen, IA Kane… - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The threat posed by plastic pollution to marine ecosystems and human health is under
increasing scrutiny. Much of the macro-and microplastic in the ocean ends up on the …

Architecture of turbidite channel systems on the continental slope: patterns and predictions

T McHargue, MJ Pyrcz, MD Sullivan, JD Clark… - Marine and petroleum …, 2011 - Elsevier
The study of many slope channel systems has led to the development of rules in the form of
observations, measurements, and hypotheses. For example, we hypothesize that high …

A new world-class deep-water play-type, deposited by the syndepositional interaction of turbidity flows and bottom currents: The giant Eocene Coral Field in northern …

M Fonnesu, D Palermo, M Galbiati… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery of the super-giant Coral and Mamba gas fields in the offshore of Northern
Mozambique provides a unique insight into the architecture of a new deep-water play-type …

Turbidite channel reservoirs—Key elements in facies prediction and effective development

M Mayall, E Jones, M Casey - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
Turbidite channels are important but frequently complex reservoirs in the exploration,
appraisal and development of deep-water facies. Over the last 10 years in particular, high …

Deltaic, mixed and turbidite sedimentation of ancient foreland basins

E Mutti, R Tinterri, G Benevelli, D di Biase… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2003 - Elsevier
The marine fill of ancient foreland basins is primarily recorded by depositional systems
consisting of facies and facies associations deposited by a variety of sediment gravity flows …

Relationships between morphological and sedimentological parameters in source‐to‐sink systems: A basis for predicting semi‐quantitative characteristics in …

TO Sømme, W Helland‐Hansen, OJ Martinsen… - Basin …, 2009 - earthdoc.org
The study of source‐to‐sink systems relates long‐term variations in sediment flux to
morphogenic evolution of erosional–depositional systems. These variations are caused by …

Lateral accretion packages (LAPs): an important reservoir element in deep water sinuous channels

V Abreu, M Sullivan, C Pirmez, D Mohrig - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2003 - Elsevier
The Lower Miocene Green Channel Complex from the Dalia M9 Upper Field, Block 17,
offshore Angola is an excellent example of a deepwater sinuous channel. This sinuous …

[HTML][HTML] Submarine fans: a critical retrospective (1950–2015)

G Shanmugam - Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016 - Elsevier
When we look back the contributions on submarine fans during the past 65 years (1950–
2015), the empirical data on 21 modern submarine fans and 10 ancient deep-water systems …