Contributions to modern and ancient tidal sedimentology : proceedings of the Tidalites 2012 Conference / edited by Bernadette Tessier, Jean-Yves Reynaud.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Association of Sedimentologists.

Tessier, Bernadette, editor.

Reynaud, Jean-Yves, 1969- editor.

Series:

International Association Of Sedimentologists Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sedimentation and deposition--Congresses.

Sedimentation and deposition.

Marine sediments--Congresses.

Marine sediments.

Tidal flats--Congresses.

Tidal flats.

Sediments (Geology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (627 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tidal deposits have been a specific research topic for about 40 years, and whilst this has resulted in a proliferation of papers in scientific journals, there have only been a few book-length syntheses. Over the years, tidal sedimentology has been reinforced by fluid mechanics and numerical modelling but has remained rooted in facies and stratigraphic studies. Recent developments in tidal sedimentology lean toward a more quantitative assessment of the imprint of tides in the facies record of intertidal and shallow subtidal areas. They highlight the increasing relevance of tidal deposits studies, from high resolution subsurface reservoir geology to climate change and sea-level rise. This volume gathers 17 contributions to the Tidalites 2012 congress held in Caen, France. It reflects current advances in the sedimentology and stratigraphy of tidal deposits, in both ancient and modern environments. It shows the current diversity of this field of research, through a wide spectrum of methods including remote sensing, in-situ hydrodynamical measurements, and ichnology, in addition to classic field studies and petrography.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Other publications of the International Association of Sedimentologists; List of contributors; Contributions to Modern and Ancient Tidal Sedimentology: an introduction to the volume; HISTORY OF THE 'TIDALITES' CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; OUTLINE OF THE PRESENT VOLUME; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Hydrodynamic modelling of salinity variations in a semi-engineered mangrove wetland: The microtidal Frog Creek System, Florida; INTRODUCTION; DATASETS AND STUDY AREA; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES

Temporal changes in river-mouth barsfrom L-band SAR imagesINTRODUCTION; REGIONAL SETTING; SAR DATA AND ANALYSIS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Does the Ichnogis method work? A test of prediction performance in a microtidal environment; INTRODUCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Suspended sediment dynamics induced by the passage of a tidal bore in an upper estuary; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING; MATERIAL AND METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

Morphodynamics and sedimentary facies in a tidal-fluvial transition with tidal bores (the middle Qiantang Estuary, China)INTRODUCTION; STUDY AREA; METHODS; MORPHODYNAMICS OF THE MIDDLE ESTUARY WITH TIDAL BORES; SEDIMENTARY FACIES OF THE MIDDLE ESTUARY WITH TIDAL BORES; DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR RECOGNIZING TIDAL-BORE DEPOSITS; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Tidal-bore deposits in incised valleys, Albian, SW Iberian Ranges, Spain; INTRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; FACIES ANALYSIS; FACIES ARCHITECTURE; PALAEOGRAPHICAL EVOLUTION; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

The Graafwater Formation, Lower Table Mountain Group, Ordovician, South Africa: Re-interpretation from a tide-dominated and wave-dominated depositional system to an alluvial fan/braidplain complex incorporating a number of tidal marine incursionsINTRODUCTION; PHYSICAL SETTING OF THE STUDY AREA; ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPOSITIONAL EVIDENCE; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Tidal versus continental sandy-muddy flat deposits: Evidence from the Oncala Group (Early Cretaceous, N Spain); INTRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; SANDY-MUDDY FLAT DEPOSITS OF THE ONCALA GROUP; DISCUSSION

CONCLUSIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Do stromatolites need tides to trap ooids? Insights from a Cretaceous system of coastal-wetlands; INTRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; METHODOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY OF THE LEZA FORMATION; DESCRIPTION OF STROMATOLITES AND INTERPRETATION OF ACCRETION PROCESSES; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Angular and tangential toeset geometry in tidal cross-strata; INTRODUCTION; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; ANGULAR-TANGENTIAL TOESET GEOMETRIES; INTERPRETATION; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES

Hierarchy of tidal rhythmites from semidiurnal to solstitial cycles

Notes:

"Special Publication Number 47 of the International Association of Sedimentologists"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119218364

1119218365

9781119218395

111921839X

OCLC:

932302930