Cyclic cross-bedding in the eolian dunes of the Sergi Formation (Upper Jurassic), Recôncavo Basin: Inferences about the wind regime

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 103-110

  Scherer, Claiton M S ^a   Goldberg, Karin ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclic cross bedding; Eolian dunes; Paleowinds; Rec ncavo Basin; Sergi Formation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; CROSS-BEDDING; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; PALEOATMOSPHERE; REWORKING; RIPPLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIFICATION; WIND DIRECTION;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; RECONCAVO BASIN;

EID: 77956064085     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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