Seds Online Courses

GPR Applications in Sedimentology

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Explore ground-penetrating radar applications in sedimentology, from river beds to sand dunes, with high-resolution imaging of shallow stratigraphy across diverse environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Microplastics in Sedimentary Systems - What We Do and Don't Know About This Type of Sediment Particle

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Explore microplastics as a new sediment type, their global impact, and unique transport behaviors in various environments. Learn about challenges and opportunities in sedimentology research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rethinking the Meaning of Carbonate Facies

Explore the complexities of interpreting carbonate rocks and learn to navigate the inherent ambiguities in facies analysis for more accurate paleoenvironmental reconstructions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Carbonate Systems as Past, Present, and Future Climate Archives

Explore how carbonate systems serve as valuable archives for understanding climate patterns across time, from past to future.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unravelling the Upper Cretaceous at the Springbank Offstream Reservoir Project, Alberta

Explore the geological discoveries at Alberta's Springbank dam project, including marine incursions, lowstand events, structural interpretations, diverse fossils, and the K/Pg boundary marked by giant oncoids.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Clogged Sieve? - Floodplain Sedimentation Above the Deltaic Apex of the Lower Mississippi River

Explore floodplain sedimentation patterns in the Lower Mississippi River, analyzing overbank deposits, sediment cores, and how flood characteristics influence deposition rates and composition.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Morphodynamic Approach to Fluvial Sedimentary Processes

Explore morphodynamic processes governing river sediment transport, erosion, and deposition patterns in fluvial systems through advanced geological analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Evolutionary Insights from Ancient Sediments: Opportunities and Challenges of Microfossil DNA

Explore the revolutionary field of ancient sedimentary DNA analysis, uncovering how microfossils provide evolutionary insights across the tree of life spanning up to 2 million years, with focus on methodological advances and challenges.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Calibrating the Authigenic ¹⁰Be/⁹Be Dating Method for Epicontinental Basins Using Sedimentology

Explore the calibration of authigenic ¹⁰Be/⁹Be dating in epicontinental basins, examining depositional processes, base level changes, and sediment dynamics that influence isotope dating accuracy.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tracking the Carnian Pluvial Event in Southern Africa - Karoo Sedimentology and Biota

Explore the environmental and biological changes during the Carnian Pluvial Event through sedimentological evidence from South Africa's Karoo Basin, revealing crucial insights into early dinosaur evolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tracing Processes in the Taphonomically-Active Zone on the Basis of Skeletal Preservation

Explore taphonomic processes affecting marine invertebrate remains in sediment layers, examining preservation patterns and stratigraphic resolution through empirical studies.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sediment-Dispersal Patterns and Evolution of Muddy Depositional Systems in the Taiwan Strait

Explore the complex sedimentary processes of Taiwan Strait through high-resolution seismic data, examining how ocean currents shape muddy depositional systems in shallow marine environments.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Direct Measurements of Deep-Sea Turbidity Currents - The Longest and Largest Sediment Flows on Earth

Discover groundbreaking direct measurements of Congo Submarine Channel flows, revealing continuous sediment transport over 1,000 km distances and challenging assumptions about deep-sea systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Where and Why Do Submarine Canyons Develop?

Explore the global distribution and development of submarine canyons, their role in sediment transport, and factors influencing their connection to terrestrial sources using Bayesian regression and spatial analysis.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sedimentology Futures - Geoheritage, Planetary Exploration, and Technology

Explora el futuro de la sedimentología: geopatrimonio, exploración planetaria y tecnología. Descubre cómo estos campos interconectados están transformando la investigación y abriendo nuevas fronteras en la ciencia sedimentológica.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video