T116. Constructing Deltaic Depositional Systems: Integrating Field Examples, Theory, and Modeling

Session No. 81
Monday, 5 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
203B (Charlotte Convention Center)

T116. Constructing Deltaic Depositional Systems: Integrating Field Examples, Theory, and Modeling

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

 

Janok Bhattacharya and John Snedden, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
NUMERICAL MODELING AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF TOPSET AND FORESET-DOMINATED DELTAS (Invited Presentation)
EDMONDS, Douglas, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47405, SHAW, John, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692, PYLES, David R., Geology and Geological Engineering--Chevron Center of Research Excellence, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 and MOSS-RUSSELL, Amy, Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, edmondsd@indiana.edu, edmondsd@indiana.edu
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8:35 AM
DELTA GROWTH AS A TWO-STEP PROCESS: FLOODS AGGRADE THE DELTA FRONT THEN CHANNELS INCISE IT DURING LOW FLOW (Invited Presentation)
SHAW, John, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 and MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692, jshaw11@uwyo.edu, jshaw11@uwyo.edu
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8:55 AM
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION AND SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION OBSERVED IN PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS (Invited Presentation)
PETTER, Andrew, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414 and PAOLA, Chris, Earth Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, andrew.l.petter@gmail.com, andrew.l.petter@gmail.com
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9:15 AM
THE CONTROL OF SEDIMENTARY LOADING ON ROLLOVER DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMMODATION CREATION IN DELTAS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE WESTERN NIGER DELTA
FAZLI KHANI, Hamed and BACK, Stefan, Energy Mineral Resources (EMR) - Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstr. 2, Aachen, D-52056, Germany, hamed.fazlikhani@emr.rwth-aachen.de, hamed.fazlikhani@emr.rwth-aachen.de
 
9:30 AM
Break
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9:45 AM
EMPLACEMENT, CHARACTER, AND PRESERVATION OF SHELF EVENT STRATA: INSIGHTS FROM RIVER DISPERSAL SYSTEMS
WALSH, J.P.1, CORBETT, D. Reide1, HALE, Richard2, HARRIS, Courtney K.3, KIKER, Joseph M.4, MORIARTY, Julia3, NITTROUER, Charles5, OGSTON, Andrea2, ORPIN, Alan6 and YOUNG, David7, (1)East Carolina University & UNC Coastal Studies Institute, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, (3)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, 23062, (4)Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (5)School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (6)National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenvile, NC 27858, walshj@ecu.edu, walshj@ecu.edu
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10:00 AM
GRAIN SIZE CONTROL ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF DELTAS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS
CALDWELL, Rebecca L., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405 and EDMONDS, Douglas, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47405, relecald@indiana.edu, relecald@indiana.edu
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10:15 AM
THE GUN BARREL HYPOTHESIS FOR DEFAULT DELTA FORMATION
HULL, Mark L.1, HOLBROOK, John2, AL-REFAEI, Yaqoub1 and TOMANKA, Gary1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Geoscience Building, Room 107, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019, (2)School of Geology, Energy and the Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, mlhull@swbell.net, mlhull@swbell.net
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10:30 AM
ANCIENT BACKWATERS: SLOPE MAGNITUDE AND ITS CONTROL ON DELTAIC FACIES PARTITIONING IN ANCIENT DELTAIC SYSTEMS
BHATTACHARYA, Janok P., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu
 
10:45 AM
Discussion
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11:00 AM
DETRITAL ZIRCON EVIDENCE FOR EARLY MIOCENE ARRIVAL OF PROTO-ORINOCO RIVER DELTA IN TRINIDAD
XIE, Xiangyang, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, xxie@uark.edu, xxie@uark.edu
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11:15 AM
SOURCE AND DISPERSAL PATTERNS OF AN EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN SANDSTONE UNIT. ARKOMA SHELF, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ZACHRY, Doy and XIE, Xiangyang, Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, dzachry@uark.edu, dzachry@uark.edu
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11:30 AM
PRELIMINARY MINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE BREATHITT GROUP SANDSTONES OF EASTERN KENTUCKY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVENANCE AND RESOURCE STUDIES
KANE, Corey, Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011, kanecd@miamioh.edu, kanecd@miamioh.edu
 
11:45 AM
Concluding Remarks
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