GPR stratigraphy used to infer transgressive deposition of spits and a barrier, Lake Bonneville, Stockton, Utah, USA

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 211, Issue , 2003, Pages 79-86

  Smith, Derald G ^a   Simpson, Chris J ^a,b   Jol, Harry M ^c   Meyers, Richard A ^a   Currey, Donald R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPIT; TRANSGRESSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037772202     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.211.01.07     Document Type: Article

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