Holocene transgression of the Rhine river mouth area, The Netherlands/Southern North Sea: Palaeogeography and sequence stratigraphy

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1453-1485

  Hijma, Marc P ^a,b,c,d   Cohen, Kim M ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

GSSP; Highstand; Holocene transgression; Lowstand; Palaeogeography; Rhine; Sea level jump; System tracts

Indexed keywords

GSSP; HIGHSTAND; HOLOCENE TRANSGRESSION; LOWSTAND; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; RHINE; SEA-LEVEL JUMP; SYSTEM TRACTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; RIVER CONTROL; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

COASTAL ZONE; EROSION; FLOODING; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL; LOWSTAND; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYSTEMS TRACT; TRANSGRESSION;

NETHERLANDS; NORTH SEA COAST [NETHERLANDS]; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 80052873847     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01222.x     Document Type: Article

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