Modern sedimentary processes and sediment as a tool for better understanding of ancient strata:

Sedimentary processes and sediments formed in relation to meteorological and geological events

Abstract

The understanding of modern sediments and sedimentary processes has improved considerably in recent decades. In particular, studies have progressed from simply characterizing modern sediments to understanding modern depositional systems. Recent progress in modern sedimentology includes event-related deposits and their depositional processes. International and interdisciplinary science programs on material and carbon cycles in oceans and on stratal formation have contributed to our understanding of flood-related event deposits and their depositional processes. Rapid-response surveys after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake and subsequent tsunami provided an opportunity to study event deposits and their depositional processes. The integration of geological sediment studies, field observations, laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations under international and multi-disciplinary frameworks is important for the further development of modern sedimentary studies.