摘要: Scientific objectives of this project are: (1) Develop a nested set of models tostudy the interactions of sedimentation processes on the shelf, including the effects of river supply, plume transport and initial deposition of sedim... 展开 Scientific objectives of this project are: (1) Develop a nested set of models tostudy the interactions of sedimentation processes on the shelf, including the effects of river supply, plume transport and initial deposition of sediments; (2) Analyze the effects on the resulting sediment sequences of a range in river discharge characteristics from a storm flood dominated system to a more continuous discharge system; (3) Analyze the effects on the resulting sediment sequences of the temporal coherence of river discharge events and ocean storms, and (4) Establish the importance and determine the effects of climate change on sediment supply and distribution on a continental margin. 收起