James A. Austin Michael E. Field Joseph H. Kravitz James P. M. Syvitski Patricia L. Wiberg Charles A. Nittrouer 2007 <p>This volume on continental margin sedimentation brings together an expert editorial and contributor team to create a state-of-the-art resource. Taking a global perspective, the book spans a range of timescales and content, ranging from how oceans transport particles, to how thick rock sequences are formed on continental margins.</p><p>- Summarizes and integrates our understanding of sedimentary processes and strata associated with fluvial dispersal systems on continental shelves and slopes</p><p>- Explores timescales ranging from particle transport at one extreme, to deep burial at the other</p><p>- Insights are presented for margins in general, and with focus on a tectonically active margin (northern California) and a passive margin (New Jersey), enabling detailed examination of the intricate relationships between a wide suite of sedimentary processes and their preserved stratigraphy</p><p>- Includes observational studies which document the processes and strata found on particular margins, in addition to numerical models and laboratory experimentation, which provide a quantitative basis for extrapolation in time and space of insights about continental-margin sedimentation</p><p>- Provides a research resource for scientists studying modern and ancient margins, and an educational text for advanced students in sedimentology and stratigraphy</p> application/pdf 10.1002/9781444304398 en Wiley Continental margin sedimentation: From sediment transport to sequence stratigraphy book