The geological record preserved by Amazon shelf sedimentation

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 817-841

  Nittrouer, Charles A ^a   Kuehl, Steven A ^b,c   Figueiredo, Alberto G ^d   Allison, Mead A ^a,e   Sommerfield, Christopher K ^a   Rine, James M ^a,c   Faria, L Ercilio C ^f   Silveira, Odete M ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CLINOFORM; COASTAL PLAIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DELTA; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SHELF SEDIMENTATION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

COASTAL PLAIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HOLOCENE; RIVER; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC, AMAZON CONTINENTAL SHELF; ATLANTIC, AMAZON SHELF;

EID: 0029773546     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-4343(95)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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