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South-Central Section - 45th Annual Meeting (27–29 March 2011)

Session No. 18
Tuesday, 29 March 2011: 1:30 PM-3:45 PM
Orleans A & B (Chateau Bourbon)

T2. Deltaic Sedimentation, Modern Systems, Outcrop Analogs and Extension into the Subsurface

 

Janok Bhattacharya and M. Royhan Gani, Advocates
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1:30 PM
SALT WEDGE CONTROLLED SEDIMENT DYNAMICS OF THE BRAZOS RIVER, TX: STORAGE IN THE LOWER RIVER, TRANSPORT TO THE SHELF
CARLIN, Joseph, Geological Sciences, California State University - Fullerton, Department of Geological Sciences, MH-254, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831 and DELLAPENNA, Timothy, Oceanography/Marine Science, Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553, jcarlin@fullerton.edu, jcarlin@fullerton.edu
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1:45 PM
HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION OF THE RHINE RIVER-MOUTH AREA, THE NETHERLANDS/SOUTHERN NORTH SEA: PALAEOGEOGRAPHY AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY
HIJMA, Marc, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118 and COHEN, Kim, Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584CS, Netherlands, mhijma@tulane.edu, mhijma@tulane.edu
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2:00 PM
HETEROGENEITY AND DIMENSIONAL VARIABILITY OF FLUVIAL SANDBODIES IN OUTCROPS: BLACKHAWK FORMATION, WASATCH PLATEAU, UTAH
SAHOO, Hiranya1, GANI, M. Royhan1, HAMPSON, Gary J.2, GANI, Nahid D.S.1, HOWELL, John3 and RANSON, Andrew M.1, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, (2)Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (3)Center for Integrated Petroleum Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, 7800, Norway, hsahoo@uno.edu, hsahoo@uno.edu
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2:15 PM
PROVENANCE ANALYSIS AND DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM OF THE LATE QUATERNARY SEDIMENT FROM THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA (G-B) DELTA, BANGLADESH: APPLICATION OF STRONTIUM GEOCHEMISTRY
ULLAH, Mohammad S., Earth and Environmental Science, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-6231 and GOODBRED Jr, Steven, Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, PMB 351805, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, mullah@tulane.edu, mullah@tulane.edu
 
2:30 PM
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2:45 PM
UNIT MOUTH BARS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF RIVER-DOMINATED DELTAS
BHATTACHARYA, Janok, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, SR1 312, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu
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3:00 PM
MAPPING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ALLUVIAL FANS IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI
MASON, Patricia Gallagher, Office of Land & Water Resources, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 2309, Jackson, MS 39225-2309 and STARNES, James E., Office of Geology, Mississippi DEQ, P.O. Box 2279, Jackson, MS 39225-2279, James_Starnes@deq.state.ms.us, James_Starnes@deq.state.ms.us
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3:15 PM
COMPLEX INTERPLAY OF SHALLOW MARINE TO COASTAL PLAIN ENVIRONMENTS IN MARGINAL-MARINE DEPOSITS: STAR POINT AND BLACKHAWK FORMATIONS, WASATCH PLATEAU, UTAH
RANSON, Andrew M.1, GANI, M. Royhan1, HAMPSON, Gary J.2, GANI, Nahid D.S.1 and SAHOO, Hiranya1, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, (2)Earth Science & Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, aranson@uno.edu, aranson@uno.edu
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3:30 PM
THE VIENTO FORMATION: SYNDEPOSITED DELTAIC SYSTEM RECORDS ADJACENT PASSIVE SALT RISE DIAPIR, LA POPA BASIN, MEXICO
PLATON, Constantin P., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 and WEISLOGEL, Amy L., Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, 98 Beechurst Ave, 241 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506, platonpc@gmail.com, platonpc@gmail.com
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