Fluvial Meanders and Their Sedimentary Products in the Rock Record (IAS SP 48)Massimiliano Ghinassi, Luca Colombera, Nigel P. Mountney, Arnold Jan H. Reesink The sinuous form and peculiar evolution of meandering rivers has long captured the imagination of people. Today, meandering rivers exist in some of the most densely populated areas in the World, where they provide environmental and economic wealth and opportunities, as well as posing hazards. Through geological time, the ancestors of these modern meanders built deposits that are now host to mineral resources, groundwater, and hydrocarbons. This Special Publication illustrates the breadth of current research on meandering rivers and their deposits. The collection of research papers demonstrates the state of science on fluvial process–product relationships. The articles cover fundamental and applied studies of both modern and ancient rivers, are based on state-of-the-art technology, include complementary philosophical approaches, and span a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. This book includes some of the most recent advances in the study of the morphodynamics and sedimentology of meandering rivers, and is an important resource for those who want to investigate fluvial systems and their deposits. |
Contents
mechanisms and hydrodynamic forcing | 201 |
advances and challenges 1 | 231 |
Controls on the depositional architecture of Paul R Durkin Stephen M Hubbard Derald G Smith and Dale A Leckie | 251 |
Derek Richards Kory Konsoer Christopher | 273 |
A craton to channelreach perspective 81 Turnipseed and Clinton Willson | 297 |
prevegetation meandering rivers 119 Koen Blanckaert | 321 |
Interpretation of cross strata formed by Adrian J Hartley Amanda Owen Gary | 349 |