Modern tidal rhythmites deposited in a deep-water estuary

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-48

  Cowan, E A ^a   Cai, J ^b   Powell, R D ^b   Seramur, K C ^a   Spurgeon, V L ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; FJORD; RHYTHMITE; SEDIMENTATION; TIDAL SEDIMENT;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0031875733     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050050     Document Type: Article

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