Holocene oolitic marine sand complexes of the bahamas

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-117

  Rankey, Eugene C ^a   Reeder, Stacy Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CURRENT ENERGY; GENERAL FACTORS; LANDSCAPE SCALE; MARINE SANDS; MEAN-GRAIN SIZE; OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; HETEROGENEITY; HOLOCENE; HYDRODYNAMICS; OOLITE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SELF ORGANIZATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 83255191167     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.10     Document Type: Review

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