Processes and Signatures of Sediment Supply, Redistribution, and Accumulation on an Accretionary Continental Margin

Abstract

The long-term goal of this project is to determine what sedimentary processes are important in the formation and development of the continental margin in an accretionary system. To this end, I am examining the rates and geologic signatures of sedimentary processes which produce redistribution and accumulation of shelf and slope sediment. Thus, this project is measuring the rates of sediment accumulation and is examining the preserved record of these processes in the sediment column.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628925

Entities

People

  • Clark Alexander

Organizations

  • Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Continental Slopes
  • Detectors
  • Floods
  • Grain Size
  • Information Operations
  • Inventory
  • Marine Geology
  • Materials
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • River Flooding
  • Sea Level
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography