Search Results - "Piper, David JW"
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Earthquake-triggered landslides and mudflows: Was this the wave that engulfed Ancient Helike?
Published in Holocene (Sevenoaks) (01-12-2020)“…The destruction of Ancient Helike in 373 BC as reported by ancient Greek and Roman writers is inconsistent with modern evidence on the geological context. The…”
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How are subaqueous sediment density flows triggered, what is their internal structure and how does it evolve? Direct observations from monitoring of active flows
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-10-2013)“…Subaqueous sediment density flows are one of the volumetrically most important processes for moving sediment across our planet, and form the largest sediment…”
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Sedimentology and history of sediment sources to the NW Labrador Sea during the past glacial cycle
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-10-2019)“…The paleoceanography and sediment dynamics of the northernmost Labrador Sea provides critical records of glacial history, glacially-dominated sedimentation,…”
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Ophiolitic mélanges in crustal-scale fault zones: Implications for the Late Palaeozoic tectonic evolution in West Junggar, China
Published in Tectonics (Washington, D.C.) (01-12-2014)“…The Baijiantan and Darbut ophiolites in West Junggar are exposed in steep fault zones (>70°) containing serpentinite mélange, in contact on either side with…”
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How sandstone porosity and permeability vary with diagenetic minerals in the Scotian Basin, offshore eastern Canada: Implications for reservoir quality
Published in Marine and petroleum geology (01-05-2015)“…The Scotian Basin is an under-explored offshore basin that has produced gas and minor oil from Jurassic–Cretaceous deltaic sandstones. Reservoir quality is an…”
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The influence of meltwater on the Labrador Current in Heinrich event 1 and the Younger Dryas
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-01-2015)“…The Labrador Current transports freshwater from the Arctic regions to the northern Atlantic and the freshwater flux can influence the meridional overturning…”
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Sediment geochemistry as a provenance indicator: Unravelling the cryptic signatures of polycyclic sources, climate change, tectonism and volcanism
Published in Sedimentology (01-02-2014)“…Interpretation of bulk‐sediment geochemistry is one of several approaches for determining sediment provenance. This study investigates the value added by…”
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Dimensions and architecture of late Pleistocene submarine lobes off the northern margin of East Corsica
Published in Sedimentology (01-08-2008)“…Sandy lobe deposits on submarine fans are sensitive recorders of the types of sediment gravity flows supplied to a basin and are economically important as…”
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Controls on diagenesis of Lower Cretaceous reservoir sandstones in the western Sable Subbasin, offshore Nova Scotia
Published in Sedimentary geology (01-03-2010)“…Lower Cretaceous deltaic sandstones of the Scotian Basin, offshore eastern Canada, are important gas reservoirs. The influence of several factors on diagenesis…”
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Early Permian volcano-sedimentary successions, Beishan, NW China: Peperites demonstrate an evolving rift basin
Published in Journal of volcanology and geothermal research (01-01-2016)“…The Lower Permian volcano-sedimentary Zhesi Group has been investigated in the Hongliuhe and Liuyuan areas in Beishan, China, which is significant for the…”
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Age, stratigraphy, sedimentology and tectonic setting of the Sigri Pyroclastic Formation and its fossil forests, Early Miocene, Lesbos, Greece
Published in Basin research (01-12-2019)“…The Petrified Forest of Lesbos comprises silicified tree fossils at multiple stratigraphic levels within the Lower Miocene Sigri Pyroclastic Formation. Our…”
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Minas Fault Zone: Late Paleozoic history of an intra-continental orogenic transform fault in the Canadian Appalachians
Published in Journal of structural geology (01-03-2011)“…The Minas Fault Zone (MFZ) defines the boundary between the Avalon and Meguma terranes in the Canadian Appalachians and is exposed in mainland Nova Scotia and…”
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Varietal heavy mineral analysis of sediment provenance, Lower Cretaceous Scotian Basin, eastern Canada
Published in Sedimentary geology (01-06-2011)“…The origin of a major increase in sand supply in the Early Cretaceous of the Scotian Basin, offshore eastern Canada, has been investigated by analysis of heavy…”
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Facies, provenance and paleoclimate interpretation using spectral gamma logs: Application to the Lower Cretaceous of the Scotian Basin
Published in Marine and petroleum geology (01-11-2014)“…Spectral gamma logging has been useful in some settings for correlation of wells, for identification of sediment facies, and for interpretation of hinterland…”
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Relationship of diagenetic chlorite rims to depositional facies in Lower Cretaceous reservoir sandstones of the Scotian Basin
Published in Sedimentology (01-02-2010)“…The relationship between diagenetic chlorite rims and depositional facies in deltaic strata of the Lower Cretaceous Missisauga Formation was investigated using…”
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Relationship of Mediterranean type lamproites to large shoshonite volcanoes, Miocene of Lesbos, NE Aegean Sea
Published in Lithos (01-01-2014)“…Shoshonites, which are high-K trachyandesitic rocks, are found in many orogenic belts and are commonly of post-collisional origin. The petrogenesis of…”
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Sediment transport processes at the head of Halibut Canyon, eastern Canada margin: An interplay between internal tides and dense shelf-water cascading
Published in Marine geology (01-07-2013)“…To investigate the processes by which sediment is transported through a submarine canyon incised in a glaciated margin, the bottom boundary layer quadrapod…”
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Lake Agassiz Final drainage event in the northwest North Atlantic
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-08-2007)“…The 8.2 ka “climate” event recorded in Greenland ice cores is subject of debates with respect to causal linkage with a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional…”
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Quaternary evolution of the rivers of northeast Hainan Island, China: Tracking the history of avulsion from mineralogy and geochemistry of river and delta sands
Published in Sedimentary geology (15-03-2016)“…The mineralogy and geochemistry of sands were investigated in the Nandu and Wanquan rivers, Hainan Island, China, to determine the history of avulsion in the…”
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Multiple failure styles related to shallow gas and fluid venting, upper slope Canadian Beaufort Sea, northern Canada
Published in Marine geology (01-09-2014)“…The continental slope of the Canadian Beaufort Sea presents an exceptional opportunity to study the relationship between the fluid venting and the formation of…”
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