Basic building blocks and process variability of a Cretaceous delta: Internal facies architecture reveals a more dynamic interaction of river, wave, and tidal processes than is indicated by external shape

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 284-302

  Gani, M Royhan ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Janok P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FLOODS; RIVERS; STORMS; TIDES;

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT; ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES; BASIC BUILDING BLOCK; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; FACIES ARCHITECTURE; PROCESS VARIABILITY; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS;

ARCHITECTURE;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CRETACEOUS; DELTA; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; FACIES ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

AVES;

EID: 34447258552     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.023     Document Type: Article

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