Temporal evolution of fluvial style in a compound incised-valley fill, ferron "notom delta," henry mountains region, utah (U.S.A.)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 529-549

  Weiguo, L I ^a   Bhattacharya, Janok P ^a   Campbell, Chris ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITS; EROSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RIVERS; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

HIGH FREQUENCY HF; INCISED VALLEY FILL; INDIVIDUAL SEQUENCES; MAXIMUM THICKNESS; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SYSTEMATIC CHANGES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; VERTICAL TRANSITIONS;

LANDFORMS;

BRAIDED RIVER; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; INCISED VALLEY; MEANDER; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; VALLEY FILL;

HENRY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 77953840130     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.053     Document Type: Article

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