Controls on morphology and sedimentology of carbonate tidal deltas, Abacos, Bahamas

Marine Geology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 141-155

  Reeder, Stacy Lynn ^a   Rankey, Eugene C ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; carbonate shoals; ooids; physical sedimentology; tidal deltas

Indexed keywords

BAHAMAS; CARBONATE SYSTEM; GRAIN TYPES; HIGH VELOCITY; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; OOIDS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PHYSICAL SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL DELTAS; TIDAL PRISM; TIDAL SHOAL; VELOCITY VARIATIONS;

CARBONATION; JETS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VELOCITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CARBONATE; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DELTA; GRAIN SIZE; OOID; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TIDAL CONSTITUENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

EID: 70449522894     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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