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author Shephard, Les E
McMillen, Kenneth J
author_facet Shephard, Les E
McMillen, Kenneth J
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Sediment accumulation rates, computed using agesediment thickness curves obtained from DSDP cores, are rarely corrected for compaction or bedding attitude to better approximate true sediment accumulation rates (c.f. van Andel et al., 1975; Davies et al., 1977; and Whitman and Davies, 1979). Variations with depth in either of these factors can hinder interpreting relative rates of sedimentary processes associated with a particular depositional environment. This problem becomes particularly relevant for convergent margin sediments, which often display variable bedding attitudes and pronounced changes in porosity, bulk density, and other parameters related to the compaction process at shallow depth. These rapid shallow changes render correlation of sedimentation rates within a single transect of holes very difficult. Two techniques have been applied to data collected from a transect of holes along the southwestern Mexico continental margin, DSDP Leg 66 (Fig. 1), to correct sediment accumulation rates for variations in compaction and bedding attitude. These corrections should help resolve true fluctuations in accumulation rates and their implications regarding convergent margin processes.
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spellingShingle (Table 1) Uncompacted and compacted sedimentation rate values corrected for bedding attitudes at DSDP Leg 66 Holes
Shephard, Les E
McMillen, Kenneth J
-; 66-488; 66-489; 66-490; 66-491; 66-492; AGE; Age, maximum/old; Age, minimum/young; Calculated, see reference(s); Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Elevation of event; Event label; Glomar Challenger; Latitude of event; Leg66; Longitude of event; North Pacific/CREST; North Pacific/SLOPE; North Pacific/TRANSITION ZONE; North Pacific/TRENCH; Sedimentation rate; Sediment thickness
Sediment accumulation rates, computed using agesediment thickness curves obtained from DSDP cores, are rarely corrected for compaction or bedding attitude to better approximate true sediment accumulation rates (c.f. van Andel et al., 1975; Davies et al., 1977; and Whitman and Davies, 1979). Variations with depth in either of these factors can hinder interpreting relative rates of sedimentary processes associated with a particular depositional environment. This problem becomes particularly relevant for convergent margin sediments, which often display variable bedding attitudes and pronounced changes in porosity, bulk density, and other parameters related to the compaction process at shallow depth. These rapid shallow changes render correlation of sedimentation rates within a single transect of holes very difficult. Two techniques have been applied to data collected from a transect of holes along the southwestern Mexico continental margin, DSDP Leg 66 (Fig. 1), to correct sediment accumulation rates for variations in compaction and bedding attitude. These corrections should help resolve true fluctuations in accumulation rates and their implications regarding convergent margin processes.
title (Table 1) Uncompacted and compacted sedimentation rate values corrected for bedding attitudes at DSDP Leg 66 Holes
topic -; 66-488; 66-489; 66-490; 66-491; 66-492; AGE; Age, maximum/old; Age, minimum/young; Calculated, see reference(s); Deep Sea Drilling Project; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; DSDP; Elevation of event; Event label; Glomar Challenger; Latitude of event; Leg66; Longitude of event; North Pacific/CREST; North Pacific/SLOPE; North Pacific/TRANSITION ZONE; North Pacific/TRENCH; Sedimentation rate; Sediment thickness
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.817685