Particle-size distribution of inferred tsunami deposits in Sur Lagoon, Sultanate of Oman

Marine Geology

Volumn 257, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 54-64

  Donato, S V ^a   Reinhardt, E G ^a   Boyce, J I ^a   Pilarczyk, J E ^a   Jupp, B P ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment and Water Resources Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; Oman; particle size; Sur Lagoon; tsunami deposits

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTIONS; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTS; OMAN; PARTICLE-SIZE DATUM; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SEDIMENTARY CHARACTERISTICS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SHELL LAYERS; SIZE ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONES; SULTANATE OF OMAN; SUR LAGOON; TAPHONOMY; TSUNAMI DEPOSITS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; LAKES; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); TSUNAMIS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHELL BED; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TAPHONOMY; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EASTERN REGION [OMAN]; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; SUR LAGOON;

EID: 58949104744     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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