The contribution of peat compaction to total basin subsidence: Implications for the provision of accommodation space in organic-rich deltas

Basin Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-255

  Van Asselen, S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; BASIN EVOLUTION; COMPACTION; PEAT; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

NETHERLANDS; RHINE-MEUSE DELTA;

EID: 79952077018     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2010.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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