Sedimentary architecture and radar facies of a fan delta, Cypress Creek, West Vancouver, British Columbia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 211, Issue , 2003, Pages 111-126

  Roberts, M C ^a   Niller, H P ^b   Helmstetter, N ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FAN DELTA; FJORD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

CANADA;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 0038265107     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.211.01.10     Document Type: Article

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