Sedimentary facies of the eastern Pacific's northernmost reef-like setting (Cabo Pulmo, Mexico)

Marine Geology

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 61-77

  Riegl, B M ^a   Halfar, J ^b   Purkis, S J ^a   Godinez Orta, L ^c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

acoustic ground discrimination; Cabo Pulmo; coral reef; Gulf of California; satellite imagery; sedimentary facies

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC GROUND DISCRIMINATION; CABO PULMO; CORAL REEF; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENTARY FACIES;

CARBONATES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SAND; SATELLITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

REEFS;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; FACIES; IKONOS; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; REEF; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; CABO PULMO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33845307897     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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