Sediment accumulation on the Southern California Bight continental margin during the twentieth century

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 454, Issue , 2009, Pages 69-87

  Alexander, Clark R ^a   Lee, Homa J ^b  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DEPOSITS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFLUENTS; EROSION; FLOODS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OUTFALLS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEPOSITED SEDIMENTS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RESUSPENDED MATERIALS; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT REDISTRIBUTION; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

SEDIMENTS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BASIN ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MASS WASTING; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUBMARINE CANYON; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 75149125621     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2009.2454(2.4)     Document Type: Article

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