From grain size to tectonics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Duller, R A ^a   Whittaker, A C ^a   Fedele, J J ^b   Whitchurch, A L ^a   Springett, J ^c   Smithells, R ^d   Fordyce, S ^e   Allen, P A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Exxon Mobil   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Novas Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGLOMERATE; DEPOSITION; EOCENE; GRAIN SIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TREND ANALYSIS;

PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 77955865413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001495     Document Type: Article

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