Stratigraphic patterns in coastal sediment sequences in the Kimberley region, Western Australia: Products of coastal form, oceanographic setting, sedimentary suites, sediment supply, and biogenesis

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-150

  Semeniuk, V ^a  

^a V and C Semeniuk Research Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal sediments; Coastal stratigraphy; Kimberley coast; Tropical coast

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CHENIER; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL ZONE; FACIES; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RIA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; SPIT; TEMPESTITE; TIDAL FLAT; WAVE ENERGY;

AUSTRALIA; CAMBRIDGE GULF; INDIAN OCEAN; JOSEPH BONAPARTE GULF; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; TIMOR SEA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84857599556     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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