SHORT COURSES
Supercritical-flow processes and sedimentary signatures in alluvial successions: recognition, classification, and implications for stratigraphic analysis
Organizers: C. R. Fielding, D. Ventra
Participants: min 5; max 15.
Cost: 100 €
Date: 5th of July - morning
The shorth course aims to provide a broad introduction to the nature of supercritical-flow processes in open channel flows with particular reference to their significance in fluvial and alluvial-fan settings, as well as a basic set of criteria for the recognition and interpretation of supercritical-flow structures in alluvial successions. Advances in fluvial sedimentology indicate that a correct characterization of facies signatures related to upper-flow-regime conditions may contribute to a more objective categorization of channel-fills, to a better definition of palaeoenvironmental changes, and to more accurate constraints for palaeohydraulic reconstructions. The proposed format consists of a day of lectures/presentations (followed by an open discussion with the attendants), accompanied by a fieldtrip to suitable outcrop localities (Carboniferous Shannon Basin, Ireland - see post-congress fieltrips).
Integrated sediment core analysis
Organizers: A. Amorosi, B. Campo, V. Rossi, L. Bruno
Participants: min 5; max 15.
Cost: 120 €
Date: 5th of July - full day
During this one-day course, participants will have the opportunity to observe a variety of sedimentary facies from alluvial, deltaic, coastal and shallow-marine late Quaternary depositional systems. The course is designed to be cross-disciplinary: it will be shown how paleoecological data (benthic foraminifers/ostracods), geochemical data and engineering properties of sediments may contribute to facies interpretation and stratigraphic correlation. Special attention will be devoted to the identification of the key surfaces for sequence-stratigraphic interpretation, including paleosols. The course is for sedimentary geologists, paleontologists, Quaternary geologists, personnel from the oil and gas industry, and anyone involved in reservoir description and refined facies characterization.
Geostatistical and modelling methods in the characterization of alluvial deposits
Organizers: L. Colombera, A. Comunian, C. Zuffetti
Participants: min 5; max 15.
Cost: 100 €
Date: 5th of July - full day
The one-day workshop will cover the principal geostatistical and modelling techniques used to create representations of alluvial deposits. The course is mainly focused on practical applied procedures, which will enable participants to employ easy-to-use modeling software to put many of the techniques into practice by building basic models. This one-day workshop will cover the principal geostatistical and modelling techniques used to create geocellular models of alluvial successions. The course is mainly focused on practical applied workflows, which will enable participants to employ modelling software for building geomodels. Participants are invited to bring a laptop if possible, ideally a Windows machine. Software will be provided.
Tools for modelling alluvial systems
Organizers: S. Lanzoni
Participants: min 5; max 15.
Cost: 100 €
Date: 5th of July - afternoon
The course will provide the fundamentals of river morphodynamics, with specific focusing on alternate bars in channelized streams and river meandering. The course is suitable for graduate students with a background in hydraulics, environmental engineering, physical geography, environmental and physical sciences. At the end of the course, participants are expected to have: i) developed an understanding of how modelling tools can be used to investigate river morphodynamics; ii) learned how the results of linear stability analyses can be used to gain insight into the behaviour of natural river systems; iii) established capability to use simple computational tools to predict the main properties of free bars in straight channels and to simulate the planform evolution of an alluvial river.
Quantitative detrital thermochronology
Organizers: M. Malusà, M. Zattin
Participants: min 5; max 20.
Cost: 100 €
Date: 5th of July - morning
Detrital thermochronology studies are increasingly employed to investigate the erosional evolution of mountain belts and perform paleotectonic reconstructions from sedimentary rocks. However, simple predictions of the detrital thermochronology approach are often in conflict with observations in sedimentary basins. In this course, we will illustrate the main geo/thermochronologic methods that are commonly applied to the analysis of sedimentary rocks, discussing the main factors that influence the final complexity of the detrital thermochronology record in a sedimentary basin. The basic principles will be applied to case histories from the Alps, the Apennines and the Himalaya.