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T116. Constructing Deltaic Depositional Systems: Integrating Field Examples, Theory, and Modeling

 
Introductory Remarks
 
NUMERICAL MODELING AND FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF TOPSET AND FORESET-DOMINATED DELTAS
EDMONDS, Douglas1, SHAW, John2, MOHRIG, David3, PYLES, David R.4, and MOSS-RUSSELL, Amy4, (1) Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47405, edmondsd@indiana.edu, (2) University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, (3) Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, (4) Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401
 
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION AND SUBSTRATE DEFORMATION OBSERVED IN PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS
PETTER, Andrew, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, andrew.l.petter@gmail.com and PAOLA, Chris, Earth Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
 
THE CONTROL OF SEDIMENTARY LOADING ON ROLLOVER DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMMODATION CREATION IN DELTAS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE WESTERN NIGER DELTA
FAZLI KHANI, Hamed and BACK, Stefan, Energy Mineral Resources (EMR) - Geological Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Wüllnerstr. 2, Aachen, D-52056, Germany, hamed.fazlikhani@emr.rwth-aachen.de
 
DELTA GROWTH AS A TWO-STEP PROCESS: FLOODS AGGRADE THE DELTA FRONT THEN CHANNELS INCISE IT DURING LOW FLOW
SHAW, John, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 4902 Caswell Ave, A, Austin, TX 78751, jshaw@mail.utexas.edu and MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712
 
EMPLACEMENT, CHARACTER, AND PRESERVATION OF SHELF EVENT STRATA: INSIGHTS FROM RIVER DISPERSAL SYSTEMS
WALSH, J.P.1, CORBETT, D. Reide1, HALE, Richard2, HARRIS, Courtney K.3, KIKER, Joseph M.4, MORIARTY, Julia3, NITTROUER, Charles5, OGSTON, Andrea2, ORPIN, Alan6, and YOUNG, David7, (1) East Carolina University & UNC Coastal Studies Institute, Greenville, NC 27858, walshj@ecu.edu, (2) University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, (3) Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, 23062, (4) Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (5) School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195, (6) National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand, (7) Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenvile, NC 27858
 
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ANCIENT BACKWATERS: SLOPE MAGNITUDE AND ITS CONTROL ON DELTAIC FACIES PARTITIONING IN ANCIENT DELTAIC SYSTEMS
BHATTACHARYA, Janok P., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu
 
GRAIN SIZE CONTROL ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF DELTAS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS
CALDWELL, Rebecca L., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, relecald@indiana.edu and EDMONDS, Douglas, Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47405
 
THE GUN BARREL HYPOTHESIS FOR DEFAULT DELTA FORMATION
HULL, Mark L.1, HOLBROOK, John2, AL-REFAEI, Yaqoub1, and TOMANKA, Gary1, (1) Earth and Environmental Science, University of Texas at Arlington, Geoscience Building, Room 107, 500 Yates Street, Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019, mlhull@swbell.net, (2) School of Geology, Energy and The Environment, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129
 
DETRITAL ZIRCON EVIDENCE FOR EARLY MIOCENE ARRIVAL OF PROTO-ORINOCO RIVER DELTA IN TRINIDAD
XIE, Xiangyang, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, xxie@uark.edu
 
SOURCE AND DISPERSAL PATTERNS OF AN EARLY PENNSYLVANIAN SANDSTONE UNIT. ARKOMA SHELF, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
ZACHRY, Doy and XIE, Xiangyang, Geosciences, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, dzachry@uark.edu
 
PRELIMINARY MINERALOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE BREATHITT GROUP SANDSTONES OF EASTERN KENTUCKY: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROVENANCE AND RESOURCE STUDIES
KANE, Corey, Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, kanecd@muohio.edu and KREKELER, Mark P.S., Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science, Miami University-Hamilton, Hamilton, OH 45011
 
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