Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Linked Sedimentary Systems

研究所将开展一项为期三年的方案，对大陆边缘地层模式的形成进行实验和理论研究。该计划将使用新的实验盆地与沉降底板，其中基线，沉积物供应和沉降速度可以控制。实验将侧重于动态沉积环境之间的联系以及地貌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。对大陆边对控制因素的反应进行理论建模以及将数值模型与实验结果进行比较，将成为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.