Sedimentology, ichnology and hydrodynamics of strait-margin, sand and gravel beaches and shorefaces: Juan de Fuca Strait, British Columbia, Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1326-1346

  Frey, Shannon E ^a   Dashtgard, Shahin E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beach; Clastic; Hydrodynamics; Ichnology; Shoreface; Strait; Tide influenced; Tides

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC; ICHNOLOGY; SHOREFACE; STRAIT; TIDE-INFLUENCED;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDAL POWER; TIDES;

BEACHES;

BEACH; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ICHNOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHORELINE; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER DEPTH;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CRUZIANA; SKOLITHOS;

EID: 80052892896     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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