Submarine channel flow processes and deposits: A process-product perspective
J Peakall, EJ Sumner - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
Process-product studies have been central to the development of process sedimentology
over the past few decades, with the ability to first measure flows, and then examine the …
over the past few decades, with the ability to first measure flows, and then examine the …
Genesis and character of thin-bedded turbidites associated with submarine channels
Submarine channel-related thin-bedded turbidites are deposited in environments such as
external levees, internal levees, depositional terraces and at times of channel abandonment …
external levees, internal levees, depositional terraces and at times of channel abandonment …
The diversity of deep-water sinuous channel belts and slope valley-fill complexes
The study combines interpretation of 3D seismic imagery of submarine sinuous channel
belts in offshore West Africa with observations from a range of outcrop analogues. Five main …
belts in offshore West Africa with observations from a range of outcrop analogues. Five main …
Estimating turbidity current conditions from channel morphology: A Froude number approach
OE Sequeiros - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing need across different disciplines to develop better predictive tools for flow
conditions of density and turbidity currents. Apart from resorting to complex numerical …
conditions of density and turbidity currents. Apart from resorting to complex numerical …
Slope channel sedimentary processes and stratigraphic stacking, Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation slope system, Chilean Patagonia
RV Macauley, SM Hubbard - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
The Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation of southern Chile records a slope system
characterized by> 800 m of paleo-bathymetric relief. Channel deposits are exposed in an …
characterized by> 800 m of paleo-bathymetric relief. Channel deposits are exposed in an …
Submarine channel evolution, terrace development, and preservation of intra-channel thin-bedded turbidites: Mahin and Avon channels, offshore Nigeria
Terraces on the modern seafloor are defined as topographically flat areas above the active
submarine channel thalweg but within the confines of the channel-belt. They have been …
submarine channel thalweg but within the confines of the channel-belt. They have been …
Bankfull hydraulic geometry of submarine channels created by turbidity currents: Relations between bankfull channel characteristics and formative flow discharge
Detailed bathymetric surveys of the seafloor have enabled the identification and analysis of
submarine channels worldwide. Previous authors have remarked on the morphologic …
submarine channels worldwide. Previous authors have remarked on the morphologic …
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of a deep-water gas hydrate reservoir in the northern Gulf of Mexico
We interpret the sedimentologic evolution of a deep-water channel-levee deposit in Green
Canyon Block 955 (deep-water Gulf of Mexico) by analyzing hydrate-bearing pressure cores …
Canyon Block 955 (deep-water Gulf of Mexico) by analyzing hydrate-bearing pressure cores …
Turbidity current hydraulics and sediment deposition in erodible sinuous channels: laboratory experiments and numerical simulations
This study explores the relationship between the hydraulics of turbidity currents in erodible
sinuous channels and the resulting intra-channel sediment depocentres (channel bars) …
sinuous channels and the resulting intra-channel sediment depocentres (channel bars) …
Evolution of gas hydrate–bearing deep-water channel-levee system in abyssal Gulf of Mexico: Levee growth and deformation
Gas hydrate in the Green Canyon area (Block 955) in the northern Gulf of Mexico is hosted
by relatively clay-free silty levee deposits bounding a Pleistocene submarine channel …
by relatively clay-free silty levee deposits bounding a Pleistocene submarine channel …