The significance of grain-size breaks in turbidites and pyroclastic density current deposits

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 182-191

  Gladstone, Charlotte ^a   Sparks, R Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CURRENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVITY FLOW; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; TURBIDITE; FINING SEQUENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

DEPOSITS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; TURBULENCE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WAKES;

FINE PARTICLES; GRAVITY CURRENTS; INTERNAL CHANGES; PARTICLE-LADEN; PYROCLASTIC DENSITY CURRENTS; TURBULENT WAKE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; ZONE BOUNDARIES;

PARTICLE SIZE;

ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036347385     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/041801720182     Document Type: Article

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