A laboratory study of dynamic sorting of fine, non-cohesive particles by steady, unidirectional currents

Marine Geology

Volumn 336, Issue , 2013, Pages 215-222

  Hamm, Nathan T ^a   Dade, W Brian ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain size; Paleocurrent; Sedimentary processes; Sortable silt

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; GRAIN SIZE; PALEOCURRENTS; QUALITATIVE CHANGES; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SELECTIVE SAMPLING; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; TRANSPORT VELOCITY;

CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; SILT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SCREENING;

CHANNEL FLOW; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; LABORATORY METHOD; PALEOCURRENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SILT;

EID: 84877084266     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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