EP009
Deciphering the Stratigraphic Record of Surface Processes: New Insights into Ancient Landscape Dynamics on Earth and other Planetary Bodies
Deciphering the Stratigraphic Record of Surface Processes: New Insights into Ancient Landscape Dynamics on Earth and other Planetary Bodies
Session ID#: 156843
Session Description:
Surface process systems include rivers, alluvial fans, dune fields, and more. These systems are sensitive to external forcing, such as tectonic and climatic conditions, and internal forcing, such as avulsion and migration. In principle, stratigraphy provides a record of past surface processes, and deciphering this record is therefore crucial to: (1) characterize the dynamics and environments of ancient landscapes; (2) understand the movement of water and sediment across planetary surfaces; and (3) quantify the response of ancient landscapes to tectonic and climatic change. However, interpreting this record can be challenging (e.g., outcrop/data/timescale limitations). This session welcomes contributions that focus on deciphering, or advancing our ability to decipher, surface processes from the stratigraphic record, and which span surface process systems on Earth and other planetary bodies. We particularly encourage contributions that tackle this challenge using multi-disciplinary approaches, including fieldwork (in modern and/or ancient systems), satellite observations, experimental work, and numerical models.
Index Terms:
1824 Geomorphology: general [HYDROLOGY]
1862 Sediment transport [HYDROLOGY]
5415 Erosion and weathering [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5419 Hydrology and fluvial processes [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
Primary Convener: Sinead Lyster, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, United States
Conveners: Victoria Milanez Fernandes1, Kartikeya Singh Sangwan2 and Alexander C Whittaker2, (1)Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany(2)Imperial College London, Department of Earth Science & Engineering, London, United Kingdom
Student/Early Career Convener: Safiya Alpheus, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geosciences, University Park, United States
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