Allogenic vs. autogenic controls on megaflute formation

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 643-651

  Kane, Ian A ^a   McCaffrey, William D ^a   Martinsen, Ole J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

EROSIONAL SCOURS; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; FLOW UNSTEADINESS; GENERATION MECHANISM; NORTHERN ENGLAND; RETURN PERIODS; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EROSION;

ACCUMULATION RATE; AGGRADATION; CARBONIFEROUS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EROSION RATE; FACIES; GRAIN SIZE; MUD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RETURN PERIOD; SCOUR; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350166301     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.072     Document Type: Article

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