Transgressive and regressive deposits forming the barriers and beachplains of the Columbia River Littoral Cell, USA

Marine Geology

Volumn 273, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 32-43

  Vanderburgh, S ^a   Roberts, M C ^b   Peterson, C D ^c   Phipps, J B ^d   Herb, A ^c  

^a Lethbridge Community College   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Geology Grays Harbor College   (United States)

Author keywords

Beachface; Holocene; Ravinement; Regression; Shoreface; Transgression

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; AEOLIAN SAND; COLUMBIA RIVER; DRILL CORE; HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION; HOLOCENES; LATE HOLOCENE; LITTORAL CELL; LONG BEACH; PROGRADATION; RADIOCARBON AGE; RADIOCARBON DATES; REGRESSIVE DEPOSITS; SAND BODY; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SHOREFACE; STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES; SUB-CELLS;

BEACHES; CORE DRILLING; DEPOSITS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

RIVERS;

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIACHRONISM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

COLUMBIA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954862903     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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