Interpreting Stratification in the Sedimentary Record from  Experiments on Combined-Flow Red Configurations in a Large  Laboratory Flow Duct
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Interpreting Stratification in the Sedimentary Record from                 Experiments on Combined Flow Bed Configurations in a Large                      Laboratory Flow Duct                                                                 Ancient sediments originally deposited in shallow marine                   waters show distinctive styles of stratification that are thought               to be caused from oscillating storm-induced flows.  Interpretation              of these deposits and their stratification is controversial.  The               PI proposes to build a combined flow duct to simulate various flow              environments, and to study the resulting bedform configurations                 and stratifications over a wide range of oscillation periods,                   oscillation velocities, and super-imposed currents.  These will                 then advance the knowledge of ancient deposits and the flow                     regimes responsible for them.   After the bulk of experimental                  runs are completed, an advisory body of twelve experts on                       oscillatory flow have agreed to meet at MIT for a week to examine               and discuss the results, and remake key flow duct runs.  They will              also discuss implications for interpretation, and plan further                  work.
{'FirstName': 'John', 'LastName': 'Southard', 'EmailAddress': 'southard@mit.edu', 'StartDate': '04/15/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
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