Depositional effects of flow nonuniformity and stratification within turbidity currents approaching a bounding slope: Deflection, reflection, and facies variation

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 980-991

  Kneller, Ben ^a   McCaffrey, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 0346013276     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268AE5-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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