Fluvial response in a sequence stratigraphic framework: Example from the Montserrat fan delta, Spain

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-321

  Burns, Beverly A ^a,d   Heller, Paul L ^a   Marzo, Mariano ^b   Paola, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTATION; BASIN ANALYSIS; EOCENE; FAN DELTA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRPAHY;

SPAIN, CATALONIA, BARCELONA, MONTSERRAT;

EID: 0030999342     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D426855E-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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