Lithological heterogeneity in a back-barrier sand island: Implications for modelling hydrogeological frameworks

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 64-86

  Hodgkinson, Jonathan ^a   Cox, Malcolm E ^a   McLoughlin, Stephen ^a   Huftile, Gary J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuarine lagoon; Glacio eustasy; GPR; Humate; Quartz micro textures; XRD

Indexed keywords

BACK ANALYSIS; BARRIER ISLAND; BEDROCK; BOREHOLE LOGGING; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; GLACIOEUSTACY; GRAIN SIZE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 39049090391     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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