Late-stage estuary infilling controlled by limited accommodation space in the Hudson River

Marine Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 181-202

  Slagle, A L ^a   Ryan, W B F ^a   Carbotte, S M ^a   Bell, R ^a   Nitsche, F O ^a   Kenna, T ^a  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

accommodation space; estuarine sedimentation; Hudson River Estuary

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION; HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

EROSION; GLACIERS; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOLOGY;

ESTUARIES;

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FACIES; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HOLOCENE; INFILL; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750086693     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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