Stratigraphic evolution of the upper slope and shelf edge in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

Basin Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 502-527

  Wild, R ^a,b   Flint, S S ^a   Hodgson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; PERMIAN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHELF BREAK; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349503837     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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