Long-shelf sediment transport and storm-bed formation by Cyclone Winifred, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Marine Geology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 101-113

  Carter, R M ^a   Larcombe, P ^b   Dye, J E ^a   Gagan, M K ^c   Johnson, D P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cyclone; Cyclone Winifred; Great Barrier Reef; hurricane; mid cycle shellbed; palimpsest shelf; sand ribbons; shelf; storm bed

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; CYCLONE WINIFRED; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MID-CYCLE SHELLBED; PALIMPSEST SHELF; SHELF;

EROSION; HURRICANES; MINES; PRISMS; REEFS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; VENEERS;

STORMS;

BEDFORM; BIOTURBATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CYCLONE; FACIES; HURRICANE; RIPPLE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHELF SEDIMENT; STORM DEPOSIT; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 70449536464     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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