Simulating transport and deposition of clastic sediments in an elongate basin using the SIMSAFADIM-CLASTIC program: The Camarasa artificial lake case study (NE Spain)

Limnogeology: Ancient and modern tales of an evolving Earth

“…The intensity of the subterraneous groundwater recharge through the lacustrine bottom is linked to precipitation in the recharge zones. The paper by Gratacós et al, (2009) also deals with the analysis of the distribution of sediments in a lacustrine water column, in this case an artificial lake (Camarasa, NE Spain) in an elongated valley. This analysis is based on a comparison of observed data with output of a forward modelling program (SIMSAFADIM-CLASTIC program) that simulates transport and deposition of clastic sediments.…”

Numerical modelling of syntectonic subaqueous sedimentation: The effect of normal faulting and a relay ramp on sediment dispersal

“…To do this, the program uses a novel approach that combines a Discrete Element Model (DEM) (Finch et al 2004;Hardy and Finch 2006) and a processbased sedimentary model, the Simsafadim-Clastic program (SFM) (Gratacós 2004, Gratacós et al 2009a, Gratacós et al 2009b, to link both processes, deformation and sedimentation (Carmona et al 2010). …”

“…The Simsafadim-Clastic program (SFM) is a 3D process-based numerical forward model, which simulates subaqueous clastic transport and sedimentation in three dimensions (Bitzer et al 2002, Gratacós 2004, Gratacós et al 2009a, Gratacós et al 2009b, including processes of carbonate interaction, production, transport and sedimentation (Bitzer et al 2002, Clavera et al 2012). It can model effeciently the distribution of facies and the depositional architectures in a sedimentary basin and it is a powerful tool for the 3D prediction of stratigraphic structures.…”

“…This critical settling velocity is defined for each sediment type according its density and its grain size. The reader is referred to Gratacós (2004), Gratacós et al (2009a) and Gratacós et al (2009b) for a more detailed description on the different equations used by SFM.…”

Modelling Syntectonic Sedimentation: Combining a Discrete Element Model of Tectonic Deformation and a Process-based Sedimentary Model in 3D

“…We now summarize how Simsafadim-Clastic and the discrete element model work. For more detailed information on both codes, the reader is referred to more detailed descriptions in Gratacós (2004), Gratacós et al (2009aGratacós et al ( , 2009b for the Simsafadim-Clastic program; see Finch et al (2004) and Hardy and Finch (2005) for the DEM program.…”