Tidal depositional systems in the rock record: A review and new insights

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 279, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-22

  Longhitano, Sergio G ^a   Mellere, Donatella ^b   Steel, Ronald J ^c   Ainsworth, R Bruce ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Premier Oil Norge AS   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Modelling; Prediction; Rock record; Tidal depositional systems; Tidal signal

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; RECENT PROGRESS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SYSTEMATIC CHANGES; TIDAL DYNAMICS; TIDAL RHYTHMITES; TIDAL SEDIMENTS; TIDAL SIGNALS; TIDALLY INFLUENCED DEPOSITS; TRANSITION ZONES;

FORECASTING; MODELS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DUNE; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; STRATIGRAPHY; TIDAL CYCLE; WAVE FORCE;

EID: 84867395619     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.03.024     Document Type: Review

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