Temporal variation in the wavelength of hummocky cross-stratification: Implications for storm intensity through Mesozoic and Cenozoic

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 87-89

  Ito, Makoto ^a   Ishigaki, Asako ^a   Nishikawa, Toru ^a   Saito, Takahiro ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Hummocky cross stratification; Storm intensity; Tempestites

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; SECULAR CHANGES; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STORM INTENSITY; STORM-DOMINATED; TEMPESTITES; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

STORMS;

HUMMOCKY CROSS-STRATIFICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHANEROZOIC; STORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84874954291     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0087:TVITWO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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