Dynamics of a transgressive prodeltaic system: Implications for geography and climate within a Pennsylvanian intracratonic basin, Colorado, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 512-528

  Myrow, P M ^a   Lukens, C ^a   Lamb, M P ^b   Houck, K ^c   Strauss, J ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GRAVITY WAVES; LAMINATING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION PATTERNS; COARSE-GRAINED FLUVIAL; CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; EUSTATIC SEA-LEVEL RISE; PARALLEL LAMINATION; SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE; SURFACE GRAVITY WAVES;

SEA LEVEL;

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; FAN DELTA; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; PENNSYLVANIAN; SANDSTONE; TRANSGRESSION; TURBIDITE;

COLORADO BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 49049099898     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.061     Document Type: Article

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