Short Course
12h of lectures, discussions and practicals – 3 ECTS credits
Kei Ogata
Course Outline:
1) Introduction to mass transport deposits and complexes, and definition of case studies – 3 hours
• Submarine Landslides: why bother?
• Recent MTDs in modern continental margins
• Olistostromes and sedimentary mélanges in orogenic belts
2) Structural-stratigraphic principles and methods applied to the study of submarine landslide deposits in outcrops – 3 hours
• Mass transport deposit facies and associations
• Physical stratigraphy and structural geology of MTDs
• Using MTDs for basinal reconstructions
3) Comparison and integration with modern/recent analogs and geophysical examples – 3 hours
• Combining onshore and offshore datasets
• Seismic-acoustic mass transport facies and associations
• Cores and borehole data
4) Final discussion of case studies – 3 hours
• Practical on selected examples
• Critical evaluation
• Round table and wrap up
Suggested introductory readings:
- Mountjoy, J., & Micallef, A. (2018). Submarine Landslides. Springer Geology, July, 235–250.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57852-1_13
- Festa, A., Ogata, K., Pini, G. A., Dilek, Y., & Alonso, J. L. (2016). Origin and significance of
olistostromes in the evolution of orogenic belts: A global synthesis. Gondwana Research, 39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2016.08.002
The maximum number of participants is 15.
For registration and further information, please contact kei.ogata@unina.it
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