Recent sedimentation patterns and facies distribution on the Poverty Shelf, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 160-174

  Rose, Lila E ^a   Kuehl, Steven A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

active margin; continental shelf; New Zealand; sedimentary structures; Waipaoa River

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM-7; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BULK DENSITY; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DENSITY MEASUREMENTS; DEPOCENTERS; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; MULTI SENSOR; NEW ZEALAND; RADIAL PATTERNS; RECENT SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHELF SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFIED LAYERS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TECTONIC FRAMEWORK; X-RADIOGRAPHS;

BERYLLIUM; LEAD; RADIOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ACCUMULATION RATE; ACTIVE MARGIN; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; BULK DENSITY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORE ANALYSIS; DEPOCENTER; FACIES; RADIOGRAPHY; REWORKING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION; SENSOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GISBORNE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; POVERTY BAY; WAIPAOA RIVER;

EID: 76449092731     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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