The radar data allow us to extend mapping of architectural elements in 3D, in which radar facies and reflection geometry are calibrated to the detailed outcrop and core geology. This program is very far reaching because the students is able to be involved in every phase of data collection , geophysical processing, and interpretation and analysis. Becaeuse of the similarities between GPR and conventioanl seismic data, research in this area uniquely qualifies sstudents for careers in industry. Results from these studies will be directly applicable to description and simulation efforts in subsurface analog reservoirs. 2X vertical exaggeration on photomosaic.
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Non-marine sequence stratigraphic models suggest that fluvial systems show dramatic changes in fluvial style across major sequence boundaries. Our purpose is to test this model by comparing cross stratal thicknesses and the dimensions of associated bar and channel deposits between the Blackhawk and Castlegate along Salina Canyon in Utah. We were also looking for more proximal facies characteristic of alluvial fans wiithin the Castlegate. The Blackhawk comprises isolated 5-10m thick channel belt sandstones contained within thick floodplain mudstones, whereas the Castlegate consists of about 100m of amalgamated sandy channel and bar deposits with only minor mudstone. Examples in the Cretaceous Western Interior include the Dunvegan Delta in Alberta, Canada, the Ferron and Panther Tongue Deltas in Utah, and the Frontier and Shannon sandstones in Wyoming.