GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 292
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 401 (Colorado Convention Center)

T187. Deep-Marine Sedimentary Environments: Linking Depositional Processes, Geomorphology, and the Sedimentary Record

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Marine/Coastal Science Discipline; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Zane R. Jobe, Lauren E. Shumaker and Katherine Coble, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THE ROLE OF BUOYANCY REVERSAL IN TURBIDITE DEPOSITION AND SUBMARINE FAN GEOMETRY
STEEL, Elisabeth, Department of Earth Science, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, SIMMS, Alexander R., Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, BUTTLES, James, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692, MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1722 and MEIBURG, Eckart, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, steel@umail.ucsb.edu
8:20 AM
AUTOGENIC PROCESSES IN SUBMARINE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS AND THEIR LINKAGE TO TERRESTRIAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS (Invited Presentation)
STRAUB, Kyle1, FERNANDES, Anjali2 and BISHNOI, Tushar1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, (2)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Stores, CT 06269, kmstraub@tulane.edu
8:40 AM
HOW DO SUBMARINE CHANNELS FORM? AN EXPERIMENTAL PERSPECTIVE
FERNANDES, Anjali M., Integrative Geosciences, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, STRAUB, Kyle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, BUTTLES, James, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692 and MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1722, anjali.fernandes@uconn.edu
8:55 AM
DURABLE TERRESTRIAL GEOLOGY AND CATCHMENT SLOPE PROMOTE SUBMARINE CANYON HEADWALL INCISION
SMITH, M. Elliot, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, 625 Knoles Drive, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, FINNEGAN, Noah J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 and MUELLER, Erich R., Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, michael.e.smith@nau.edu
9:10 AM
LINKING THE LAND TO THE SEA: TRACKING FLUVIAL BEDLOAD FROM COASTAL WATERSHEDS TO DELGADA SUBMARINE CANYON, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WERNER, Sam H., School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, SMITH, M. Elliot, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and MUELLER, Erich R., Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, shw39@nau.edu
9:25 AM
MODELING SINUOUS SUBMARINE CHANNEL DEPOSITS AIDED BY MODERN SEAFLOOR AND OUTCROP ANALOGS (Invited Presentation)
STRIGHT, Lisa, Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, REIMCHEN, Aaron, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, MEIROVITZ, Casey, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, HUBBARD, Steve M., Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and ROMANS, Brian W., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, lisa.stright@colostate.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
CONSTRAINING THE TIMING OF SEDIMENT DELIVERY TO A CRETACEOUS DEEP-WATER SLOPE SYSTEM VIA ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND DETRITAL STRONTIUM ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY, MAGALLANES BASIN, CHILE
DANIELS, Benjamin G.1, AUCHTER, Neal C.2, HUBBARD, Stephen M.1, ROMANS, Brian W.2 and STRIGHT, Lisa3, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (2)Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1405 Perry Street, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, bgdaniel@ucalgary.ca
10:15 AM
CYCLIC DEPOSITS OF DEBRIS FLOWS IN A SUBMARINE CHANNEL SYSTEM, THE SPURS FORMATION, MARINER GROUP (CAMBRIAN), ANTARCTICA
KIM, Young-Hwan G.1, WOO, Jusun2, PARK, Tae-Yoon S.1, KIHM, Ji-Hoon1, LEE, Jong Ik1 and CHOE, Moon Young1, (1)Division of Polar Earth-System Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Songdomirae-ro 26, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 21990, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia, jusunwoo@kopri.re.kr
10:30 AM
NEW INSIGHTS INTO PROCESSES INFLUENCING SUBMARINE GULLY MORPHOLOGY FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION MARINE ROBOTICS (Invited Presentation)
GALES, Jenny1, LARTER, Robert2, TALLING, Pete3, MITCHELL, Neil4 and HUVENNE, Veerle1, (1)National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom, (2)British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom, (3)Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (4)University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, jgales@noc.ac.uk
10:50 AM
CLASSIFICATION OF SUBMARINE CONFLUENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INTRA-CANYON SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION
GAMBOA, Davide, British Geological Survey, Wales, Columbus House, Greenmeadows Springs, Tongwynlais, Cardiff, CF15 7NE, United Kingdom and ALVES, Tiago M., School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3YE, United Kingdom, davide@bgs.ac.uk
11:05 AM
RECOGNITION OF CLINOFORMS IN OUTCROPS; ILLUSTRATED FROM JURASSIC LAS LAJAS – LOS MOLLES FORMATIONS, SOTHERN NEUQUEN BASIN, ARGENTINA
OLARIU, Cornel, STEEL, Ron, VANN, Nataleigh K., WINTER, Rene, TUDOR, Eugen P.  and SHIN, Moonsoo, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78702, cornelo@jsg.utexas.edu
11:20 AM
INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL FIELD METHODS WITH EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCED OUTCROP ANALYSIS OF DEEPWATER CHANNEL-FILL DEPOSITS
PITTS, Alan, CASCIANO, Claudio Ivan and DI CELMA, Claudio, Department of Earth Science, University of Camerino, Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, 19f, Camerino, 62032, Italy, pitts.alan@gmail.com
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