Shelf Sediment Dynamics and Development of Lithostratigraphy,
Abstract
This workshop designed an integrated investigation of the stratigraphic signature that is created on the shelf and slope portions of continental margins. The goals of the overall program will: add geological perspective to shelf and slope studies of sediment transport, morphology and fine-scale stratigraphy (time scales <100y); provide physical constraints on interpretation of high frequency seismic stratigraphy in the upper loom of the seabed (time scales-10000y-1,000,000y); develop approaches for interpolating between these time scales and obtaining stratigraphic insights. In order to reach these goals, field work will investigate the margins off northern California and New Jersey. Interdisciplinary studies will have a geologic focus designed to unravel the complex relationships between formative sedimentary processes and preserved strata. In the two diverse study areas, where much reconnaissance work already has been completed, a holistic approach to shelf and slope environments will observe and model sediment transport and accumulation and their relationships to resultant stratigraphy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 16, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA288886
Entities
People
- Charles A. Nittrouer
Organizations
- State University of New York