Depositional Processes in Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems - Student Webinar
Explore diverse depositional processes in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems through case studies spanning geological eras and global locations, from the Permian-Triassic to the Proterozoic.
The Role of Carbonates in the Global Carbon Cycle Through Time
Explore the evolving role of carbonates in Earth's carbon cycle with experts discussing geological perspectives, biogeochemical processes, and environmental implications.
Early Diagenesis and Carbonate Sedimentology - Session 6 and Poster 2
Explore early diagenesis in carbonates through expert talks on isotopes, recrystallization, and dolomite formation. Includes poster presentations on Precambrian dolostones and Triassic spring carbonates.
Carbonate Chemistry - Session 5
Explore carbonate chemistry through expert talks on dolomite solubility, climate records in carbonates, lacustrine sedimentation modeling, and amino acid signatures in carbonate sediments.
Shallow Water Processes and Sediments in Carbonate Systems - Session 3
Explore carbonate sedimentology through diverse topics: microbial mounds, oncolites, bryostromatolites, abiotic carbonate formation, and gypsum precipitation in pelagic successions.
Carbonate Platforms, Margins, and Slopes - Session 1
Exploration of carbonate platforms, margins, and slopes through case studies in South China Sea, Red Sea, Senegal, and Mediterranean, focusing on seismic stratigraphy, depositional signatures, and platform evolution.
Investigating Heterogeneous Geochemistry of Brines and Sediments from the Salar de Llamara
Explore the unique geochemistry of Salar de Llamara's saline lagoons, examining brine chemistry and sediment cores to understand extreme environments in the Atacama Desert.
Glacial Deposits and Earth's Glaciation Sediment Record - What is Normal?
Explore Earth's diverse glacial deposits across geological eras, challenging assumptions about 'typical' glacial sediments and encouraging critical analysis of glaciation records.
The Contourite-Turbidite Controversy After 50 Years
Explores the ongoing debate between contourites, turbidites, and hemipelagites in deepwater systems, discussing process overlaps, facies characteristics, and recent advancements in distinguishing these sedimentary deposits.
Fluvial Models - Assessing Variability in Distributive Fluvial Systems
Explore variability in fluvial systems through case studies of Huesca and Salt Wash, examining facies models and their implications for interpreting geological records and building predictive models.
Coralline Algae: Strategies for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction in the Miocene
Explore strategies for using coralline algae in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, focusing on the Miocene epoch and overcoming taxonomic challenges in shallow water limestone studies.
Tide-Dominated and Tide-Influenced Depositional Systems
Explore modern and ancient tidal systems, examining challenges in their investigation and common misconceptions about sedimentary structures and depositional environments.
Reconstructing Flow Properties and Depositional Environment from Sole Marks - The First Field Test
Explore how sole marks can reveal flow properties and depositional environments, with insights from field data in the Aberystwyth Grits Group of West Wales.
Contourite and Mixed Depositional Systems: Understanding Deep-Water Processes
Explore deep-water processes, contourites, and mixed depositional systems shaped by bottom currents. Learn about their formation, evolution, and significance in modern oceans and ancient records.
The Fingerprint of Environmental Change in the Aeolian Sedimentary Record
Explore how aeolian sedimentary systems record environmental changes, using field, remote-sensing, and modeling approaches to reconstruct past desert environments and predict future responses to climate change.
The Ichnology of Carbonate Drifts
Explore bioturbation in carbonate drifts to uncover detailed palaeoenvironmental conditions, enhancing understanding of past oceanic and ecological settings.
Transforming Carbonate Mud to Microspar - Looking Behind the Diagenetic Curtain
Explore the fascinating process of carbonate mud transformation to microspar, uncovering the intricate details of diagenesis in sedimentary geology.
Fates of World Major River-Derived Sediments - Along-shore vs Cross-shelf Transport
Explores sediment transport patterns of major rivers, highlighting extensive alongshore dispersal and formation of distal mud depocenters, with few rivers directly reaching deep sea.
Ocean Chemistry and Hydrodynamics Focus Mud Production on Great Bahama Bank - Whitings Trigger Analysis
Explore the mystery of whitings in the Bahamas, examining ocean chemistry and hydrodynamics to understand lime mud formation and its geological implications.
The Genesis of Limestone-Marl Alternation - Testing an Environmental Proxy
Explore the formation of rhythmic carbonate lithologies, examining genesis models, diagenetic biases, and data analysis techniques for limestone and marl alternations.
Supercritical Flows: The Sedimentology of the Upper Flow-Regime
Explore sedimentology of supercritical flows, including bedforms, Froude number transitions, and cyclic steps. Understand flow regimes and their impact on sediment patterns in fluid dynamics.