Channel trajectories control deep-water stratigraphic architecture

Interpretation of deep-water channel deposits is challenging because the spatial arrangement of their constituent lithologies is highly variable. This variability is often thought to be a signature of…

April 4, 2022 · P. D. Morris, Z. Sylvester, J. A. Covault, D. Mohrig

Giant meandering channel evolution, Campos deep-water salt basin, Brazil

This paper analyzes the evolution of giant meandering submarine channels in the Campos Basin, Brazil, and their interaction with salt diapirs.

August 6, 2021 · J. A. Covault, Z. Sylvester, C. Ceyhan, D. B. Dunlap

Autogenic translation and counter point bar deposition in meandering rivers

This paper explores the development of counter point bars in meandering rivers through autogenic translation processes.

May 1, 2021 · Z. Sylvester, P. R. Durkin, S. M. Hubbard, D. Mohrig

Evaluating the relationship between meander‐bend curvature, sediment supply, and migration rates

River meander migration plays a key role in the unsteady ‘conveyor belt’ of sediment redistribution from source to sink areas. The ubiquity of river meandering is evident from remotely sensed imagery,…

February 24, 2021 · M. Donovan, P. Belmont, Z. Sylvester

The stratigraphic evolution of a submarine channel: Linking seafloor dynamics to depositional products

We investigate the relationship between the cross-sectional geomorphic expression of a submarine channel as observed on the seafloor and the stratigraphic product of long-lived erosion, bypass, and se…

July 20, 2020 · S. M. Hubbard, Z. R. Jobe, B. W. Romans, J. A. Covault, Z. Sylvester, A. Fildani

How do basin margins record long-term tectonic and climatic changes?

A long-standing goal of sedimentary geoscience is to understand how tectonic and climatic changes are reflected in basin fill. Here, we use 14 numerical models of continental-scale sedimentrouting sys…

April 13, 2020 · J. Zhang, Z. Sylvester, J. A. Covault