An integrated source-to-sink model simulation sediment flux through a river system and fluvio-deltaic stratigraphy

The evolution of fluvio-deltaic and shallow marine sedimentary systems is primarily controlled by eustatic sea level, tectonics and sediment supply. The first two variables are generally well constrained, but it is very difficult to reconstruct the amount of sediment transported by rivers over time. Therefore, in order to reconstruct such sediment flux signal and its variability on geological time scales, a source-to-sink numerical model has been developed.