Abstract
The stratigraphic simulation model 2D-SedFlux is further developed and applied to a turbidite experiment in a subsiding minibasin. The new module dynamically simulates evolving hyperpycnal flows and their interaction with the basin bed. Comparison between the numerical results and the experimental results verifies the ability of 2D-SedFlux to predict the distribution of the sediments and the possible feedback from subsidence. The model was subsequently applied to geological-scale minibasins such as are located in the Gulf of Mexico. Distance from the sediment source is determined to be more influential than the sediment entrapment in upstream minibasin. The results suggest that efficiency of sediment entrapment by a basin was not influenced by the distance from the sediment source.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-195 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Sedimentary Geology |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
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| State | Published - Jul 15 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0082228. We particularly thank all the students and staff at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory who made the XES experiment possible. We thank Professor Lincoln Pratson (Duke U) for his analysis of the bathymetric data.
Keywords
- Gulf of Mexico
- Numerical model
- SedFlux
- Stratigraphy
- Tank experiment