Rates of delta progradation during highstands: Consequences for timing of deposition in deep-marine systems

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-222

  Burgess, Peter M ^a   Hovius, Niels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sea sedimentation; Deltas; Progradation; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000690682     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.2.0217     Document Type: Article

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