The compaction of floodplain sediments: Timing, magnitude and implications

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Nadon, G C ^a   Issler, D R ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; COMPACTION; FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENT; POROSITY; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 0031464245     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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