Clinoform progradation by turbidity currents: Modeling and experiments

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 220-238

  Gerber, Thomas P ^a   Pratson, Lincoln F ^a   Wolinsky, Matthew A ^b   Steel, Ron ^c   Mohr, Jeré ^d   Swenson, John B ^d   Paola, Chris ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GRADING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; TURBIDITY;

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CYCLIC DEPOSITION; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LATERAL CONFINEMENT; MORPHODYNAMIC MODELING; SEDIMENT RE SUSPENSIONS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DEPOCENTER; MODELING; MORPHODYNAMICS; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 41749086689     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.023     Document Type: Article

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