Recognition of wave-dominated, tide-influenced shoreline systems in the rock record: Variations from a microtidal shoreline model

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 279, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-41

  Vakarelov, Boyan K ^a   Ainsworth, R Bruce ^a   MacEachern, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facies model; Shoreface; Tidal beach; Tide; Tide influenced; Wave dominated

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; BEACH PROFILE; BEDFORMS; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; INTERTIDAL ZONES; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; SHOREFACE; SUBAQUEOUS DELTA; SUBTIDAL ZONE; TIDAL RANGES; TIDAL RHYTHMITES; TIDE-INFLUENCED; WAVE-DOMINATED;

BEACHES; DEBRIS; SANDSTONE; STORMS; TIDES;

ROCKS;

BEACH PROFILE; BEDFORM; BREAKING WAVE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION; SHOALING WAVE; SHORELINE CHANGE; TIDAL CYCLE; WAVE FORCE; WAVE RUNUP;

ALBERTA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DRUMHELLER; HORSESHOE CANYON;

EID: 84867401168     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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