Teaching sedimentology with analogue models: Gilbert-type deltas

19.01.2024

Gilbert-type deltas develop in high-gradient coastal areas and are generally made of of gravelly deposits accumulated by mass transport processes. Deposits accumulated in the transition zone between the delta plain and the front are characterized by variable stratal geometries, which can serve as precise indicators of relative sea-level variations. Using ReMoD, we were able to replicate these geometries and associate them with events of relative sea level fall and rise.

In this third episode of our mini-series dedicated to the analogue models in teaching sedimentology, we'll be going through Gilbert-type deltas together with Prof. Massimiliano Ghinassi and some of the students enrolled in the Master's degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics.