Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9526103 | Sedimentary Geology | 2005 | 9 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Yu'suke Kubo, James P.M. Syvitski, Eric W.H. Hutton, Chris Paola,