Geomorphic and sedimentologic heterogeneity along a holocene shelf margin: Caicos platform

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 440-456

  Rankey, Eugene C ^a,d   Guidry, Sean A ^b   Reeder, Stacy Lynn ^a,e   Guarin, Humberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Fexon Mobil Development Company   (United States)

^c Bert Instruments Inc ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CARBONATION; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; FACIES ARCHITECTURE; HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; ORIENTATION CHANGES; PLATFORM MARGINS; SUB-BOTTOM PROFILES; SUBBOTTOM PROFILERS;

REEFS;

BATHYMETRY; BEACH; BEDROCK; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FACIES; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANULOMETRY; HETEROGENEITY; HOLOCENE; PETROGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; REEF; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER; TIDAL CURRENT; WIND WAVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAICOS PLATFORM; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 67949115858     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.042     Document Type: Article

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