Shell bed tempestites in the Chenier Plain of Louisiana: Late Holocene example and modern analogue

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-206

  Williams, Harry F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach ridge; Chenier; Chenier Plain; Hurricane Ike; Shell bed; Storm surge; Tempestites

Indexed keywords

CHENIER; HOLOCENE; HURRICANE IKE 2008; PALEOCLIMATE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHELL BED; STORM SURGE; TEMPESTITE;

CHENIER PLAIN; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MULINIA LATERALIS;

EID: 79951998604     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1444     Document Type: Article

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