Sedimentary structures of combined flow deposits from the shoreface-connected ridges along the central Dutch coast

Marine Geology

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 151-175

  Van De Meene, J W H ^a,b,c   Boersma, J R ^a   Terwindt, J H J ^a,b  

^a Department of Physical Geography ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Royal Boskalis Westminster Ltd   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FLOW DEPOSITS; REWORKING; SAND BODY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SHOREFACE CONNECTED RIDGE; SHOREFACE RIDGE; SHOREFACE- CONNECTED RIDGES;

NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA;

EID: 0029730389     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(95)00074-7     Document Type: Article

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