The effect of sea level, climate, and shelf physiography on the development of incised-valley complexes: A modern example from the East China Sea

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 926-940

  Wellner, Robert W ^a   Bartek, Louis R ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; DEPOSITS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC; LAST GLACIAL CYCLES; MARINE OXYGEN ISOTOPES; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOWNCUTTING; INCISED VALLEY; LAST GLACIAL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VALLEY FILL;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 1842760612     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/041603730926     Document Type: Article

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