2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): River-Dominated Continental Margin Processes: Modern and Ancient

229 River-Dominated Continental Margin Processes: Modern and Ancient



Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 320F
Presiding:
Janok P. Bhattacharya , Liviu Giosan , Timothy M. Dellapenna and Mead A. Allison
8:15 AM
3-D Facies Architecture of a Fluvial-Dominated Deltaic System in the Cretaceous Ferron Notom Delta Complex
Daniel Garza, University of Houston; Janok Bhattacharya, University of Houston; Yijie Zhu, University of Houston
8:30 AM
Delta Asymmetry and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Ferron Notom Delta, Utah
Yijie Zhu, University of Houston; Janok Bhattacharya, University of Houston; Daniel Garza, University of Houston; Petter Dischington, University of Houston
9:15 AM
A Regionally Consistent Ichnofacies Associated with Marginal and Offshore Marine Rocks of the Early Triassic Moenkopi Formation, Utah
Debra L. Mickelson, Rocky Mountain Paleo LLC; Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Michigan Technological University
9:45 AM
Hyperpycnal Flow within Low Gradient River Deltas and Implications for Both Sand and Mud Transport Onto the Shelf: Brazos River
Timothy M. Dellapenna, Texas A&M University at Galveston; Christian J. Noll IV, Texas A&M University; Bryan R. Fielder, Texas A&M University; Robert Webster, Texas A&M University at Galveston
10:00 AM
From River Mouth to Remote Depocenters: Coupled Oceanographic and Climatic Controls on Ganges-Brahmaputra Sediment Dispersal across the Bengal Margin
Kimberly G. Rogers, Vanderbilt University; Steven L. Goodbred, Vanderbilt University; Sirajur R. Khan; Shahid A. Ullah, Vanderbilt University
10:15 AM
Sedimentology and Structure of Growth Faulted Flood-Dominated Mouth-Bars in the Cretaceous “Notom Delta”, Ferron Sandstone Member, Utah
Eric L. Blankenship; Janok P. Bhattacharya, University of Houston; Michael Murphy, University of Houston
10:30 AM
Insight into Carbon Sources on An Active Continental Margin: Isotopic Signatures Over Contrasting Time Scales
Lila Rose, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Steven Kuehl, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Clark Alexander, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
10:45 AM
Sedimentary Structure – Morphology Relationship in Deltas
Babatunde Oguntade, The University of Texas at Austin; Larry Lake, The University of Texas at Austin; Chun Huh, The University of Texas at Austin; Roger Bonnecaze, The University of Texas at Austin
11:00 AM
Sediment Trapping and Bypassing in Active Continental Margin Settings: New Insight from MARGINS Source-to-Sink Studies
Steven A. Kuehl, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Andrea J. Miller, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Tara A. Kniskern, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Thomas Gerber; Lincoln Pratson, Duke University
11:30 AM
Quaternary Sedimentation and Subsidence History of the Lower Mississippi Delta Defined by An Industry-Grade 3D Seismic Survey
Kyle M. Straub, University of Minnesota; David Mohrig, University of Texas; Chris Paola, Univ of Minnesota; Terra J. George, University of Texas at Austin
11:45 AM
Ground-Penetrating Radar Study of North Padre Island, Texas: Implications for Barrier Island Growth and Internal Architecture
James R. Garrison Jr, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Egon T. Weber II, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Sara Potter Miller, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; George McMechan, The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Lithospheric Studies; Xiaoxian Zeng, University of Texas at Dallas
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