Using ground-penetrating radar and capacπtvely coupled resistivity to investigate 3-D fluvial architecture and grain-size distribution of a gravel floodplain in northeast British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 457-477

  Hickin, Adrian S ^a   Kerr, Benjamin ^a   Barchyn, Thomas E ^b   Paulen, Roger C ^c  

^a Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DEPOSITION; FLOODS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; RADAR IMAGING; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CAPACITIVELY COUPLED RESISTIVITY; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR); RESISTIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

ACCRETION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; MEANDER; OUTCROP; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84864403152     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.044     Document Type: Article

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