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
• On-Demand
• 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
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Constraining the Intermittency of Flow and Sediment Transport in the Geological Past

Explore ancient river dynamics and hydroclimate reconstruction through flow intermittency analysis, bridging the gap between instantaneous and mean flow conditions.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

El Niño-Southern Oscillation Imprints in Southwest and Central Pacific Caves

Explore multi-proxy paleoclimate reconstruction from Niue Island speleothems, revealing past climate changes linked to South Pacific Convergence Zone and ENSO in the tropical Pacific.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Origin of Carbonate Mud - Biogenic vs Abiogenic Theories

Explore the debate on carbonate mud formation: biogenic vs. abiogenic theories. Examine evidence, processes, and environmental factors influencing this crucial marine sediment's origin.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The promise of cyclostratigraphy to shed light on Solar System and Earth-Moon dynamics

Explore how cyclostratigraphy reveals Solar System and Earth-Moon dynamics, offering insights into planetary orbital variations, Earth's changes, and paleoclimate systems through geologic time.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Complexity of Processes, Deposits and Stratigraphic Architecture in Gravity Current Systems

Explore diverse gravity current processes in coarse-grained flows on steep slopes, examining outcrop examples from Greece and their implications for sediment transport and deposition.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

What Does the Sedimentary Record Tell Us About the Future of Rivers?

Explore how river sedimentary facies serve as proxies for past precipitation patterns, offering insights into future climate-driven changes in river systems.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Potential of Fluvial Carbonates as Archives of Climate and Environmental Conditions

Exploring fluvial carbonates as sensitive indicators of past climate and environmental conditions, comparing present and past records from various basins to uncover high-resolution multiproxy data.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Paleotempestology - Using Sedimentary Deposits to Reconstruct Storm Impacts over Millennial Timescale

Explore paleotempestology: learn how sedimentary deposits reveal long-term storm impacts and climate patterns, offering insights beyond short-term instrumental records.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carbonate Forum 2022 - Advances in Carbonate Geology Research

Explore cutting-edge research on carbonate systems, from geological modeling to diagenesis. Gain insights into depositional processes, microbialite morphology, and innovative applications of AI in carbonate sedimentology.

• YouTube
• 6 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Ammonium Ocean Following the End-Permian Mass Extinction

Explore the shift in oceanic nutrient-N inventory during the end-Permian mass extinction, its causes, and impacts on marine life, including diazotroph growth and potential ammonium toxicity.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carbonate Diagenesis: Insights from Experimental Work

Explore carbonate diagenesis through field, analytical, and experimental approaches, examining case studies from speleothems to burial diagenetic carbonates and discussing state-of-the-art research implications.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reef Carbonate Production and Measuring Reef-Derived Sediment Generation Rates

Explore recent research on coral reef carbonate production, ecological impacts on reef growth, and challenges in quantifying sediment generation rates for reef-building and coastal environments.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Microbial Carbonates and High-Relief Carbonate Platforms

Explore microbial carbonates' dominance during biotic crises and environmental changes, examining high-relief platforms' facies, geometry, and architecture in ancient carbonate systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video