Evolution of estuarine facies in a tidal channel environment, SW Spain: Evidence for a change from tide- to wave-domination

Marine Geology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 43-62

  Gabriel Pendon J ^a   Morales, Juan A ^a   Borrego, José ^a   Jimenez, Inmaculada ^a   Lopez, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Facies architecture; Marsh; Mesotidal channel; Spain; SW; Tide to wave domination

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE FACIES; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032077022     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00006-1     Document Type: Article

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