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Structural and Stratigraphic Modeling Techniques in Shale and Tight Oil Basin Reservoir Studies
Published: 2022-01-29
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The validity of regional and basin-wide geomodels of unconventional and tight-oil plays depends on the accuracy and precision of the available structural and stratigraphic frameworks. Integrated reservoir models, combining seismic, log, core, and production data, are critical tools necessary for capturing the basin fill history and for predicting the 3D facies architecture. For researchers, the [...]
Seismic Geomorphology of a Late Cretaceous Turbidite Channel system in Deepwater Kribi/Campo sub-basin, offshore Cameroon
Published: 2022-01-29
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geology, Geomorphology, Geophysics and Seismology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy
In this study, a seismic reflection dataset and well-log data were integrated to investigate the geometry and internal configuration of a turbidite channel system within the Late Cretaceous interval of the deep-water Kribi-Campo sub-basin, offshore Cameroon. This interval is characterized by a well-developed submarine channel system consisting of an early and a late-stage channel. [...]
Multidimensional Governing Equations of Matrix Flow Component of Subsurface Stormflow as Function of Bedrock Surface Geometry
Published: 2022-01-28
Subjects: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Tectonics dominates over climatic and oceanographic factors in controlling the physiography of the Americas shelf-break at a continental scale
Published: 2022-01-25
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The continental shelf-break defines the boundary between shallow- and deep-ocean environments, and is modified by subaerial and submarine processes through geological time. The physiography of the shelf-break therefore records the cumulative influence of these processes, and dictates where, and how efficiently, particulates and pollutants are transported into the deep-ocean. Despite its [...]
Paired Δ47 and Δ48 analyses and model calculations constrain equilibrium, experimentally-manipulated kinetic isotope effects, and mixing effects in calcite
Published: 2022-01-25
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The high-precision analysis of the abundance of the dominant m/z 47 CO2 isotopologue derived from acid digestion of carbonate minerals (13C18O16O; denoted by Δ47) forms the basis for carbonate clumped isotope thermometry. Since the first measurements were published 16 years ago, considerable effort has gone into characterizing the relationship between Δ47 and carbonate precipitation temperature, [...]
Explaining Variance of Pleistocene Climate Sensitivity: Path, Epochal and CO2 dependence
Published: 2022-01-25
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Other Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Improved high-resolution paleo records of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and reconstructions of Earth’s surface temperature are available. We analyze one authoritative Pleistocene data set to explore how the climate sensitivity parameter S varies under different system states, using linear regression of mean annual surface temperature changes against CO2 forcing changes. On the [...]
Deep submarine infiltration of altered geothermal groundwater on the south Chilean Margin
Published: 2022-01-25
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Geology, Hydrology, Oceanography, Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Submarine groundwater discharge is increasingly recognized as an important component of the oceanic geochemical budget, but knowledge of the distribution of this phenomenon is limited. To date, reports of meteoric inputs to marine sediments are typically limited to shallow shelf and coastal environments, whereas contributions of freshwater along deeper sections of tectonically active margins like [...]
On the modulation of kinetic energy transfer by internal gravity waves
Published: 2022-01-24
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Understanding how kinetic energy (KE) is exchanged across scales and eventually dissipated remains a key question in physical oceanography. Recent theoretical works suggests that both quasi-balanced submesoscale motions and internal gravity waves (IGWs) could play a role in fluxing KE towards dissipation. How these classes of motions actually provide a route to dissipation in the ocean is still [...]
No unique scaling law for igneous dikes
Published: 2022-01-20
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
In linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM), veins, dikes, and sills grow in length when the stress intensity factor [K_I] at the tip reaches a critical value: the host rock fracture toughness [K_Ic]. This criterion is applied broadly in LEFM models for crack growth and assumes that the pressure inside the crack is uniform. When applied to intrusion length versus thickness scaling, a significant [...]
Phanerozoic sedimentary cover history of the Hudson Platform: a heuristic modeling perspective
Published: 2022-01-19
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Geology, Geomorphology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Structure
Understanding the long-term erosion and burial history of cratons is challenging due to the incompleteness of the rock record. Here we present a study involving laser ablation apatite fission-track dating of three Canadian Shield basement samples collected adjacent to the Ordovician nonconformity on the Hudson Platform. Compared to a conventional analysis, our samples are characterized by up to [...]
Post-caldera volcanism reveals shallow priming of an intra-ocean arc andesitic caldera: Hunga volcano, Tonga, SW Pacific
Published: 2022-01-18
Subjects: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Intra-oceanic arcs are typically associated with intermediate (andesitic) cone volcanoes. However, caldera volcanoes may also form in these settings from very large eruptions, resulting in sudden changes to the magma reservoir. These reservoirs can then produce either semi-continuous or intermittent low-intensity volcanism between major caldera-producing or caldera-deepening eruptions, providing [...]
Nature Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Storm Water Management in Global South: A Short Review
Published: 2022-01-16
Subjects: Engineering, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Rapid urbanization in the Global South exacerbates urban water management challenges such as urban flooding and water pollution, rendering many areas water-insecure. Our reliance on grey infrastructures to combat these water management challenges is not sustainable in the long run, due to which a better alternative must be sought. Nature-based Solution (NBS) promote ecosystem services and enhance [...]
Variations in Earth's 1D viscosity structure in different tectonic regimes
Published: 2022-01-14
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geophysics and Seismology, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Tectonics and Structure
Past estimates of Earth’s mantle viscosity profile using the long-wavelength geoid suggest an increase in viscosity from the upper to lower mantle of roughly 2-3 orders of magnitude. We use a spatio-spectral localization technique with the geoid to estimate a series of locally constrained viscosity profiles covering two unique regions, the Pacific and Atlantic hemispheres. The Pacific region [...]
Explosive activity on Kīlauea’s Lower East Rift Zone fuelled by a volatile-rich, dacitic melt
Published: 2022-01-12
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Geochemistry, Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Volcanology
Magmas with matrix glass compositions ranging from basalt to dacite erupted from a series of 24 fissures in the first two weeks of the 2018 Lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) eruption of Kīlauea Volcano. Eruption styles ranged from low spattering and fountaining to strombolian activity. Major element trajectories in matrix glasses and melt inclusions hosted by olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase are [...]
Global and regional drivers of power plant CO2 emissions over the last three decades
Published: 2022-01-09
Subjects: Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Physical Sciences and Mathematics
The past three decades have witnessed the dramatic expansion of global biomass- and fossil fuel-fired power plants, but the tremendously diverse power infrastructure shapes different spatial and temporal CO2 emission characteristics. Here, by combining Global Power plant Emissions Database (GPED v1.1) constructed in this study and the previously developed China coal-fired power Plant Emissions [...]