Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Linked Sedimentary Systems

这些研究所将进行一项为期三年的计划，对大陆边缘地层模式的形成进行实验和理论研究。该项目将使用带有沉降底板的新实验盆地，在那里可以控制基线、沉积物供应和沉降速率。实验将集中于动态沉积环境之间的联系以及形态动力学与地层学之间的关系。这些研究将测试一些现有的地层形成模型。大陆边缘对控制因素的反应的理论模拟以及数值模式与实验结果的比较将构成完善这两类数据的基础。

The PIs will undertake a three-year program of coupled experimental and theoretical studies of the formation of continental-margin stratal patterns. The program will use the new experimental basin with a subsiding floor where baseline, sediment supply and subsidence rates can be controlled. The experiments will focus on linkages among dynamic sedimentary environments and the relation between morphodynamics and stratigraphy. The studies will test some of the existing models of strata formation. Theoretical modeling of the continental margin's response to controlling factors and the comparison of numerical models with the experimental results will form a basis for refining both types of data.