Patterns of stratigraphic cyclicity

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1262-1279

  Tipper, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; STRATIGRAPHY;

CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; CYCLIC VARIATIONS; INFLECTION POINTS; NULL POINTS; QUANTITATIVE MODELING; SEDIMENT BUDGETS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY;

SEDIMENTATION;

CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION;

EID: 0034492693     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/031700701262     Document Type: Article

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