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Sedimentary structures, their character and physical basis
01 Jan 1984-
TL;DR: In this article, a model of transverse bedforms in Unidirectional Flows is presented, along with cross-stratification patterns of Ripples and Dunes in Changing Flows.
Abstract: 1. Environmental Fluid Dynamics. 2. Entrainment and Transport of Sedimentary Particles. 3. Particle Motions at Low Concentrations: Grading in Pyroclastic-Fall Deposits. 4. Packing of Sedimentary Particles. 5. Orientation of Particles During Sedimentation: Shape-Fabrics. 6. Transition to Turbulence and the Fine Structure of Steady Turbulent Boundary Layers: Parting Lineation and Related Structures. 7. Models of Transverse Bedforms in Unidirectional Flows. 8. Empirical Character of Ripples and Dunes Formed By Unidirectional Flows. 9. Climbing Ripples and Dunes and Their Cross-Stratification Patterns. 10. Bedforms in Supercritical and Related Flows: Transverse Ribs, Rhomboid Features, and Antidunes. 11. Transverse Bedforms in Multidirectional Flows: Wave-Related Ripples Marks, Sand Waves, and Equant Dunes. 12. Ripples and Dunes in Changing Flows.
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