Long marine sedimentary cores can be effective in paleo-climate reconstruction. The present research aims at analyzing  the temporal variation of temperature as an important climate parameter and also variations in metal concentrations (As, Ba, Cd, Li, Mo, Mg, Mn, Na, Pb, Sr, Zn, Fe, Ca, Al) of two long sedimentary cores at the Persian Gulf back to the Holocene. The obtained results revealed th...

Over millions of years, the oxidation of organic carbon contained within sedimentary rocks is one of the main sources of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, yet the controls on this emission remain poorly constrained. We use rhenium to track the oxidation of rock-bound organic carbon in the mountain watersheds of New Zealand, where high rates of physical erosion expose rocks to chemical weatherin...

The present work envisages the possible geometry of a contaminated plume of groundwater near hospital facilities by combining GIS (Geographic Information System) and geophysical methods. The rock underlying the soil and thin sedimentary cover of the study area is moderately fractured quartzite, which makes aquifers vulnerable to pollution. The GIS methodology is used to calculate the area that ...

In general, the conventional approach to structure study uses potential-field data, including aeromagnetic and gravity data, for detecting the basement structures, and geophysical well-log data (combined with seismic data when available) for interpreting the sedimentary cover structures. With respect to well-log data, the main approach is to interpret faults from isopach and structure-top conto...

This chapter presents the Late Quaternary neo-tectonic movement in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region of China and its effects on the coastal sedimentary environment. Taking the Xilin Hill fault as the example, we have explained the reason of the PRD formation, inferred its interactions with local/regional climate and sea-level changes, and analyzed the evolution of the PRD formation and its co...

We present here a series of sediment mass accumulation rate (MAR) for the Santa Barbara Basin, California. The 1117-1992 series was computed from varve thickness and water content to account for the compaction trend. Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA) was employed to investigate multi-annual oscillations, as was previously done on varve thickness alone (Biondi et al. 1997). Singular spectrum anal...

A causal connection between the location of identified hydrocarbon deposits in upper structural sedimentary cover and gradient amplitudes neotectonic movements is shown. Within framework chosen model, areas, promising for hydrocarbons Riphean-Vendian deposits, taking into account depth penetration deep fluids cover, correspond to certain values motion amplitude gradient. Rock pressure at Moho b...

The results of compiling the sets State Geological Map at a scale 1:1,000,000 for Arctic continental shelf Russia are analyzed. Results summed up, and main problems geological mapping outlined. geophysical studies Ocean great importance deciphering evolution. is widest in world, while spreading ocean basin one narrowest characterized by anomalous structural features. include identification sedi...

This paper presents new valuable field data and a comprehensive approach to the determination of the rock mass classification and tunnel support systems for tunnels in unconsolidated sedimentary rocks as a special soil condition. The main objective of this study is to investigate and present the characteristics of the unconsolidated sedimentary rock by using the point load tests and slake durab...