Eocene clinoform growth in front of a storm-wave-dominated shelf, Central Basin, Spitsbergen: No significant sand delivery to deepwater areas

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 546-558

  Deibert, J E ^a   Benda, T ^b   Loseth T ^c   Schellpeper, M ^d   Steel, R J ^e  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EOCENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STORM DEPOSIT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; WORLD;

FLOORS; SAND; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; WATER WAVES;

COASTAL PLAIN; DEEP-WATER AREA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FORELAND BASIN; LONG-TERM TRAJECTORIES; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM; WAVE-DOMINATED;

SHALE;

EID: 10844224527     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/011703730546     Document Type: Article

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