Involving an AASERT Student in Marine Geological and Geophysical STRATAFORM Studies
Abstract
The goal of STRATAFORM is to link short-term biological and physical processes affecting sedimentation ("event" stratigraphy" developed over hours to weeks) to the stratigraphic geometry and faces distribution of the upper 100 m of continental margin sediments representing 106 years of preserved record. Three groups of processes have been isolated for study by STRATAFORM investigators: 1) shelf sediment dynamics and the development of lithostratigraphy; 2) slope processes and their role in shaping geomorphology; and 3) stratigraphic sequence generation. Collecting high-resolution seismic reflection data is at the core of this third approach. All three are linked by the goal of determining how the morphology and faces patterns of the modern sea floor (revealed by multibeam bathymetry, backscatter data, and sampling of the shelf and slope) compare with the preserved geologic record observed in seismic images and sampled in the subsurface.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 11, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA384592
Entities
People
- Gregory S. Mountain
Organizations
- Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory