Morphology and sedimentation on open-coast intertidal flats of the Changjiang Delta, China

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISS. 43, 2004, Pages 23-35

  Fan, Daidu ^a   Li, Congxian ^a   Wang, Dejie ^a   Wang, Ping ^b   Archer, Allen W ^c   Greb, Stephen F ^d  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couplets; Mud dominated layers; Sand dominated layers; Storm deposit; Stratigraphic preservation; Tidal creek

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; YANGTZE DELTA;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 25144501481     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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