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Erdwissenschaften Master Information
Vertiefung in Geology
Wahlmodule Geology
Basin Analysis
Basin Analysis: Obligatorische Fächer
NummerTitelTypECTSUmfangDozierende
651-4341-00LSource to Sink Sedimentary Systems Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen O3 KP2GT. I. Eglinton, J. Hemingway, S. Willett
KurzbeschreibungThe transfer and redistribution of mass and chemical elements at the Earth’s surface is controlled by a wide range of processes that will affect the magnitude and nature of fluxes exported from continental fluvial systems. This course addresses the production, transport, and deposition of sediments from source to sink and their interaction with biogeochemical cycles.
LernzielThis course aims at integrating different earth science disciplines (geomorphology, geochemistry, and tectonics) to gain a better understanding of the physical and biogeochemical processes at work across the sediment production, routing, and depositional systems. It will provide insight into how it is actually possible to “see a world in a grain of sand” by taking into account the cascade of physical and chemical processes that shaped and modified sediments and chemical elements from their source to their sink.
InhaltLectures will introduce the main source to sink concepts and cover physical and biogeochemical processes in upland, sediment producing areas (glacial and periglacial processes; mass movements; hillslopes and soil processes/development; critical zone biogeochemical processes).

Field excursion (3 days, 8-10 October): will cover the upper Rhône from the Rhône glacier to the Rhône delta in Lake Geneva) as small scale source-to-sink system.

Practicals comprise (I) a small autonomous project on the Rhône catchment based on samples collected during the field trip and (II) an independent report on how you would design, build, and implement your own source-to-sink study.
SkriptLecture notes are provided online during the course. They summarize the current subjects week by week and provide the essential theoretical background.
LiteraturSuggested references :

- "Sediment routing systems: the fate of sediments from Source to Sink" by Philip A. Allen (Cambridge University Press)
- "Principles of soilscape and landscape evolution by Garry Willgoose" (Cambridge University Press)
- "Geomorphology, the mechanics and chemistry of landscapes" by Robert S. Anderson & Suzanne P. Anderson (Cambridge University Press)
Basin Analysis: Wahlfächer
NummerTitelTypECTSUmfangDozierende
651-4243-00LSeismic Stratigraphy and FaciesW2 KP3GG. Eberli
KurzbeschreibungThe course teaches the techniques of seismic interpretation for solving geological and environmental problems. A special focus is given to the seismic facies analysis and seismic sequence stratigraphy of different depositional systems. In addition, examples are presented how seismic data can be integrated into research projects in basin analysis, paleoceanography and paleoclimatology.
Lernziel1. Acquire techniques for a comprehensive interpretation of seismic sections for solving geologic, stratigraphic and environmental problems
2. Correlation of seismic facies and seismic attributes to lithologic facies in different sedimentary systems
3. Learn the principles and techniques of seismic sequence stratigraphy and the differences between lithostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy
4. Learn to integrate seismic data into paleoceonagraphic and paleoclimatic research.
InhaltThe four day course consists of lectures that are accompanied by a variety of exercises.

Day 1:
Introduction seismic facies analysis with exercise
Seismic resolution
Seismic facies of contourite drift systems and their value as physical indicators of global current changes.

Day 2:
Seismic attributes and seismic geomorphology
Siliciclastic deltas, shelves and turbidite systems, 2D-3D
Exercise: Seismic section Tarragon Basin and reconstructing the basin evolution with respect to the climate conditions at the end of the Miocene.
Seismic facies carbonate systems
Carbonates as recorders of sea level and paleoclimate
Deepwater environments, including cold-water coral habitats

Day 3:
Carbonates versus volcanic seismic facies
Introduction seismic attributes
Faults and structures on seismic sections
Seismic facies of mixed systems with
Exercises from Canada and the Paradox Basin

Day 4:
Sea level and sedimentation
Telling ages on seismic section
Seismic stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy
Exercise: Sequence analysis Straits of Andros
Final discussion
SkriptAn original script (110 pages) designed for the class will be distributed at the beginning of the course.
LiteraturBooks Seismic Interpretation of Depositional Systems:

Ariztegui, D. and Wildi, W. (eds.), 2003, Lake Systems from Ice Age to Industrial Time. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae Special Issue, v. 96, S1-S133.
Bacon, M., Simm, R. and Redshaw, T., 2003, 3-D Seismic Interpretation. Cambridge University Press, 112 pp.
Chopra, S., and K. J. Marfurt, 2007, Seismic attributes for prospect identification and reservoir characterization. SEG Geophysical Development Series, pp 481.
Davies, R.J., Posementier, H.W., Wood, L.J., and Cartwright, J.A. (eds.), 2007, Seismic Geomorphology. Geological Society Special Publication 277, pp274.
Eberli, G.P., Massaferro, J.L., and Sarg, J.F. (eds.), 2004, Seismic Imaging of Carbonate Reservoirs and Systems. AAPG Memoir 81.
Rebesco, M. & Camerlenghi, A., 2008, Contourites. Developments in Sedimentology 60, Elsevier.Weimer, P. and Davis, T.L. (eds.), 1996, Applications of 3-D seismic data to exploration and production. AAPG Studies in Geology, No. 42 and SEG Geophysical Development Series, No. 5., pp. 270.

Gupta, S. and Cowie, P. (eds). 2000, Controls in the Stratigraphic Development of Extensional Basins. Basin Research Special Issue, v. 12, 445pp
Harris, P.M., Saller, A.H., and Simo, J.A. (eds.), 1999, Advances in carbonate sequence stratigraphy: application to reservoirs, outcrops, and models. SEPM Special Publication v. 63.
Payton, C.E., (ed.), 1977, Seismic stratigraphy-applications to hydrocarbon exploration. AAPG Memoir 26, 516pp.
Van Wagoner, J.C., R.M. Mitchum, K.M. Campion, and V.D. Rahmanian, 1990, Siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy in well logs, cores, and outcrops. AAPG Methods in Exploration Series, No. 7, 55pp.
Weimer, P. and Posamentier, H.W., 1993, Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy: Recent Developments and Applications. AAPG Memoir 58.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesBasic knowledge in sedimentology and stratigraphy
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