Paleocurrent Relationships

An extensive suite of paleocurrent measurements (about 10,000) were made during the field season. Primary data processing was conducted in the field using at Toshiba T1600 laptop and a tailor made software package (PC 0.1, Zwartz in prep).

Further processing of this data base is required. However, initial results indicate that the relationships between ripples, crossbeds, bar sets, paleochannel directions and sinuosity are probably more complex than previously thought. It is anticipated that the data set will allow, possibly for the first time, a quantative analysis of preservation potential and bias within a meandering river complex. The entire data set will be made available in published form later this year (Woolfe (ed) in prep).