Catastrophic events (hurricanes, tsunami and others) and their sedimentary records: Introductory notes and new concepts for shallow water deposits

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 199, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Bourrouilh Le Jan, F G ^a   Beck, C ^b   Gorsline, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER;

EID: 34249681428     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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