Storm surge deposition by hurricane ike on the mcfaddin national wildlife refuge, Texas: Implications for paleotempestology studies

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 210-219

  Williams, Harry F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; FORAMINIFERA; HURRICANE IKE 2008; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LITHOLOGY; MARSH; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION; SEDIMENTATION; STORM SURGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASHOVER;

MCFADDIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 77954907003     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.40.3.210     Document Type: Article

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