Tide-supported gravity flows on the upper delta front, Fraser River delta, Canada

Marine Geology

Volumn 326-328, Issue , 2012, Pages 166-170

  Ayranci, Korhan ^a   Lintern, D Gwyn ^b   Hill, Philip R ^b   Dashtgard, Shahin E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deltas; Gravity flow; Hyperpycnal; Salinity; Turbidites; VENUS

Indexed keywords

DELTAS; GRAVITY FLOWS; HYPERPYCNAL; SALINITY; TURBIDITES; VENUS;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS;

STREAM FLOW;

DELTA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITY FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHALLOW WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER CONTENT; WATER DEPTH;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER DELTA;

EID: 84868208070     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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