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1996, Oceanography 9(3):158–162, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1996.03
The Anatomy of an Oceanic Flood Deposit
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Authors
Robert A. Wheatcroft | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Jeffry C. Borgeld | Department of Oceanography, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA
Rebecca S. Born | Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
David E. Drake | U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Elana L. Leithold | Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Charles A. Nittrouer | Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Cristopher K. Sommerfield | Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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The episodic nature of sedimentation on continental shelves is now widely accepted. Insight obtained in subdisciplines ranging from physical oceanography to seismology suggests that short duration, large-energy events, such as storms, floods, and tsunamis may transport the majority of sediment on continental shelves. These events often form distinct sedimentary deposits or "'event beds," which are subsequently modified by physical and biological processes before their ultimate burial. Hence, the majority of the preserved stratigraphic record of continental shelves may comprise event beds in various stages of alteration (e.g., Nittrouer and Sternberg, 1981).
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Citation
Wheatcroft, R.A., J.C. Borgeld, R.S. Born, D.E. Drake, E.L. Leithold, C.A. Nittrouer, and C.K. Sommerfield. 1996. The anatomy of an oceanic flood deposit. Oceanography 9(3):158–162, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1996.03.