Sedimentology of coarse-clastic beach-ridge deposits, Essex, southeast England

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 167-198

  Neal, Adrian ^a   Richards, Julie ^b   Pye, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Berm ridge; Chenier; Ground penetrating radar (GPR); Radar stratigraphy; Sedimentary structure; Washover

Indexed keywords

CHENIER; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHY; WASHOVER;

ENGLAND (ESSEX); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344009743     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00136-2     Document Type: Article

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