Late quaternary deltaic and carbonate sedimentation in the Gulf of Papua foreland basin: Response to sea-level change

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 801-819

  Harris, P T ^a   Pattiaratchi, C B ^b   Keene, J B ^c   Dalrymple, R W ^d   Gardner, J V ^e   Baker, E K ^c   Cole, A R ^c   Mitchell, D ^c   Gibbs, P ^f   Schroeder, W W ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; FORELAND BASIN; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION;

CORAL SEA, GULF OF PAPUA;

DIGITAL STORAGE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; REEFS; SEA LEVEL;

BOUNDARY CURRENTS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTATIONS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LATE PLEISTOCENE; MAXIMUM FLOODING SURFACES; TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENT; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0030482841     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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