Clinoform development by advection-diffusion of suspended sediment: Modeling and comparison to natural systems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 24141-24157

  Pirmez, Carlos ^a,c   Pratson, Lincoln F ^b   Steckler, Michael S ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032505819     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb01516     Document Type: Article

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