Sediment Flux to Basins: Causes, Controls and Consequences (Geological Society Special Publication, No. 191)

There is an increasing trend in the Earth sciences towards the integration of many subdisciplines. The sedimentary basin, is a fundamental focal point of many studies, which as a consequence often neglects the complimentary drainage basin or catchment. Sedimentary basins provide a record of Earth history, reflecting the geographical, lithological, oceanographic and ecological development through the rock record. Drainage basins in comparison record ephemeral landscape evolution, where topography is eroded and provides the flux of sediment to the basin. The basin fill reflects the sediment flux from the hinterland and provides evidence of the dynamic geomorphic processes. In context the drainage system and sedimentary basin can be regarded as a 'production line' with the sedimentary record giving valuable insight into long-term landscape evolution and geomorphological processes illuminating the evolution of sedimentary basins.This volume assesses the current position of understanding sediment supply to basins with the integration of the many sub-disciplines in the Earth sciences. It documents a mix of hinterland and sedimentary basin studies with a gradation from orogenic belts to the deep marine. The authors represent a wide spectrum of Earth scientists, with leaders in the science providing review papers and new-directive papers in their field of specialization. Introduction / S.j. Jones, L.e. Frostick -- Cenozoic Sedimentation And Tectonics In Borneo: Climatic Influences On Orogenesis / R. Hall, G. Nichols -- Quantification Of River-capture-induced Base-level Changes And Landscape Development, Sorbas Basin, Se Spain / M. Stokes, A.e. Mather, A.m. Harvey -- Tectonic Control On Changes In Sediment Supply: Quaternary Alluvial Systems, Körös Sub-basin, Se Hungary / E. Thamó-bozsó, Z. Kercsmár, A. Nádor -- Filling And Cannibalization Of A Foredeep: The Bradanic Trough, Southern Italy / M. Tropeano, L. Sabato, P. Pieri -- Impact Of Periodicity On Sediment Flux In Alluvial Systems: Grain To Basin Scale / L.e. Frostick, S.j. Jones -- Sediment Budgeting Techniques In Gravel-bed Rivers / P.a. Brewer, D.g. Passmore -- Annual Sediment Budgets In An Unstable Gravel-bed River: The River Coquet, Northern England / I.c. Fuller [and Others] -- Tracer Pebble Entrainment And Deposition Loci: Influence Of Flow Character And Implications For Riffle-pool Maintenance / D.j. Millan, G.l. Heritage, A.r.g. Large -- Drainage Basin Structure, Sediment Delivery And The Response To Environmental Change / K. Richards -- Fractionation Model For Sediment Delivery / J.c. Tipper -- Transverse Rivers Draining The Spanish Pyrenees: Large Scale Patterns Of Sediment Erosion And Deposition / S.j. Jones -- Process-based Modelling Of The Climate Forcing Of Fluvial Sediment Flux: Some Examples And A Discussion Of Optimal Model Complexity / P.w. Bogaart [and Others] -- Flux Of Siliciclastic Sediment From The Iberian Peninsula With Particular Reference To The Ebro / G. Evans, A. Archie -- History Of Sediment Flux To Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana / J. Mcmanus -- Fluviatile Sediment Fluxes To The Mediterranean Sea: A Quantitative Approach And The Influence Of Dams / S.e. Poulos, M.b. Collins -- Sediment Fluxes And The Evolution Of A Riverine-supplied Tectonically-active Coastal System: Kyparissiakos Gulf, Ionian Sea (eastern Mediterranean) / S.e. Poulos [and Others] -- Late Quaternary Turbitide Input Into The East Mediterranean Basin: New Radiocarbon Constraints On Climate And Sea-level Control / M.s. Reeder, D.a.v. Stow, R.g. Rothwell. Edited By S.j. Jones & L.e. Frostick. This Title Evolved From A Two Day British Sedimentological Research Group Meeting On The 22-23 June 2000 Held At The Southampton Oceanography Centre In The Uk--acknowledgements. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.