Genesis and evolution of a mid-shelf, storm-built sand ridge, New Jersey continental shelf, U.S.A.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 534-552

  Snedden, John W ^a,d   Tillman, Roderick W ^b   Culver, Stephen J ^c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Roderick W Tillman and Associates   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; STORMS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA; INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; MIGRATION HISTORY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RIDGE MIGRATION; STORM-DOMINATED; TRANSGRESSIVE RAVINEMENT;

SAND;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA SET; PETROGENESIS; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAND RIDGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC DATA; TRANSGRESSION;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860176549     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.26     Document Type: Article

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