2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 248
Wednesday, 5 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T122. Clinoforms: Past, Present, and Modeled

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM—Society for Sedimentary Geology

 

Charles A. Nittrouer, Lincoln F. Pratson and David Mohrig, Advocates
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1:30 PM
ROLE OF MASS MOVEMENT IN SHELF CLINOFORM GROWTH: THE AMAZON AND GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA EXAMPLES
KUEHL, Steven, Physical Sciences, College of William and Mary Virginia Institute Of Marine Sci, 1208 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, kuehl@vims.edu, kuehl@vims.edu
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1:50 PM
MARINE DISPERSAL OF FINE-GRAINED RIVER SEDIMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON SUBAQUEOUS-DELTA CLINOFORMS
WALSH, J.P.1, DRISCOLL, N.W.1 and NITTROUER, C.A.2, (1)Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, Mail Code 0244, La Jolla, CA 92093-0244, (2)School of Oceanography, Univ of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, jwalsh@ucsd.edu, jwalsh@ucsd.edu
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2:05 PM
MODERN SHELF CLINOFORMS IN THE MISSISSIPPI-ATCHAFALAYA DELTA
ALLISON, Mead A. and NEILL, Ciara F., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, malliso@tulane.edu, malliso@tulane.edu
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2:20 PM
INNER SHELF CLINOFORM DEVELOPMENT FROM FLUID-MUD DEPOSITION: CHENIER PLAIN COAST OF LOUISIANA, USA
BENTLEY, Samuel J.1, ROTONDO, Kristina A.1, ROBERTS, Harry H.1, STONE, Gregory W.1 and CHAN, Steven2, (1)Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, and Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Department of Chemcal Engineering, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, sjb@lsu.edu, sjb@lsu.edu
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2:35 PM
TYPES OF SHELF-MARGIN CLINOFORM AND THEIR ROLE IN BASIN FILLING
STEEL, Ronald J., Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, P.O. Box 4068, 16th & Gibbon, Laramie, WY 82071, BJORKLUND, Piret Plink, Earth Science Centre, University of Gothenburg, Box 460 SE 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden, CRABAUGH, Jeff, Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, DEIBERT, Jack, Department of Geology and Geography, Austin Peay State Univ, Clarksville, TN 37044 and MELLERE, Donatella, Exxon Mobil, Houston, TX, rsteel@uwyo.edu, rsteel@uwyo.edu
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2:55 PM
RECONSTRUCTING PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH TURBIDITY CURRENTS BUILDING SANDY CLINOFORMS IN THE CRETACEOUS FERRON SANDSTONE, UTAH
MOHRIG, David, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass Ave, Building 54-814, Cambridge, MA 02139, mohrig@mit.edu, mohrig@mit.edu
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3:10 PM
CLINOFORM CONTROL ON SUBMARINE FAN DEVELOPMENT WITHIN DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES
DONOVAN, Arthur D., Upstream Technololgy Directorate, BP, PO Box 4587, WL 1 15.168, Houston, TX 77210, donovan@bp.com, donovan@bp.com
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3:25 PM
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3:40 PM
ARCHITECTURE OF THE MIDDLE MIOCENE CARBONATE BANK MARGIN PROGRADING SEQUENCES IN THE MALDIVES, INDIAN OCEAN, AND THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND IT
BELOPOLSKY, Andrei V., BP America Inc, 501 WestLake Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77079 and DROXLER, Andre W., Rice Univ, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, belopoav@bp.com, belopoav@bp.com
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3:55 PM
SENSITIVITY OF CLINOFORM GEOMETRY TO SEDIMENTARY FORCING MECHANISMS; INSIGHTS FROM NUMERICAL MODELS
O'GRADY, Damian B., ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252 and SYVITSKI, James P.M., Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Univ of Colorado, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, damian.b.ogrady@exxonmobil.com, damian.b.ogrady@exxonmobil.com
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4:15 PM
CLINOFORM RESPONSE TO SEA LEVEL: PHASE RELATIONS BETWEEN SHORELINE AND ROLLOVER, DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOUND CLINOFORMS, AND THE TIMING OF MARGIN PROGRADATION
SWENSON, John, Large Lakes Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 10 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 and PRATSON, Lincoln, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke Univ, 103 Old Chemistry, Durham, NC 27708-0230, jswenso2@d.umn.edu, jswenso2@d.umn.edu
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4:30 PM
EQUILIBRIUM CLINOFORMS ASSOCIATED WITH GRAVITY DRIVEN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT NEAR RIVER MOUTHS
FRIEDRICHS, Carl T. and WRIGHT, L. Donelson, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, cfried@vims.edu, cfried@vims.edu
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4:45 PM
THE CURVATURE OF CARBONATE AND SILICICLASTIC CLINOFORMS
ADAMS, Erwin W., Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, adams@erl.mit.edu, adams@erl.mit.edu
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5:00 PM
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CLINOFORM DYNAMICS
PAOLA, Chris1, MARTIN, John1, MOHR, Jere2, PRATSON, Lincoln3, SHEETS, Ben1, STRONG, Nikki1 and SWENSON, John4, (1)Geology & Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Room 108, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth, 224 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, (3)Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke Univ, 103 Old Chemistry, Durham, NC 27708-0230, (4)Large Lakes Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota Duluth, 10 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, cpaola@tc.umn.edu, cpaola@tc.umn.edu
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