Seasonal sediment transport and deposition in the Rajang River delta, Sarawak, East Malaysia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 249-264

  Staub, J R ^a   Among, H L ^b   Gastaldo, R A ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c University of Connecticut   (United States)

Author keywords

Deltaic environment; Monsoons; Peat; Tidal rhythmite; Tides

Indexed keywords

DELTA; DEPOSITION; MONSOON; PEAT; RHYTHMITE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0033941452     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00042-7     Document Type: Article

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