Forward modelling of the sequence stratigraphic architecture of shelf cyclothems: Application to Late Pliocene sequences, Wanganui Basin (New Zealand)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 57-80

  Kamp, Peter J J ^a   Naish, Tim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyclostratigraphy; Late Pliocene; Sea level; Sequence architecture; Sequence modelling; Sequence stratigraphy; Wanganui Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002622835     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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