Forward Modeling of Stratigraphic Sequences at Continental Margins

Abstract

The goal of the Stratigraphy project of the STRATAFORM program is to understand the creation of the preserved stratigraphic record on continental shelves and slopes as the product of physical processes acting with spatial and temporal heterogeneities. I am using numerical models to provide insight into the formation and preservation of stratigraphic sequences at margins. My goal is to obtain a quantitative understanding of the interactions of environmental parameters and their influence on stratal architecture and facies distribution. I wish to be able decipher the stratigraphy on margins to read the geologic record of the past and predict future stratigraphy.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630276

Entities

People

  • Michael S. Steckler

Organizations

  • Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Geometry
  • High Resolution
  • New Jersey
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Sequences
  • Simulations
  • Stratigraphy
  • Suspended Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography