Factors affecting the accumulation of organic-rich deposits in a modern avulsive floodplain: Examples from the Cumberland Marshes, Saskatchewan, Canada

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 683-692

  Davies Vollum, K Siân ^a   Smith, Norman D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS SHALE; COAL DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; FLOODS; WETLANDS;

ACTIVE CHANNELS; CHANNEL ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ORGANIC-RICH SEDIMENT; SASKATCHEWAN , CANADA; SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS; TOTAL ORGANIC CONTENTS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ACCUMULATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AVULSION; BEDLOAD; DEPOSITION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CANADA; CUMBERLAND MARSHES; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; SASKATCHEWAN RIVER;

EID: 51949092731     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.077     Document Type: Article

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