Fernandes startes TDWB-13-1, experiment focused on shelf-edge deltas and associated deepwater fans
Post-doctoral fellow Anjali Fernandes recently started a new experiment in our deepwater basin. The experiment, TDWB-13-1,
is part of a set of experiments designed to examine connections between self-channelized deltas and their associated
deepwater fans, when deltas exists at the shelf-edge. These shelf-edge deltas (SEDs) are important for transferring
environmental signals from land into the marine realm where they are stored in deepwater stratigraphy. These deposits also
form economically important hydro-carbon reservoirs. Specifically, Anjali is interested in quantifying how these linkages
influence the architecture of continental stratigraphy and the autogenic process time-scales associated with the surface
dynamics. Planning and preparation for this experiment has gone on for close to 6 months, so we are thrilled to have
everything up and running and are looking forward to the science to come out of the experiment. This experiment will be
the first in our deepwater basin to utilize a base-level control system, automated water and sediment delivery systems,
and a LiDAR topography scanner. The experiment is funded through a collaboration with Shell Exploration and Production.
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