Sediment routing in a semi-enclosed epicontinental sea: Dacian Basin, Paratethys domain, Late Neogene, Romania

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 193-206

  Jipa, Dan C ^a   Olariu, Cornel ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEO ECOLOGY GEOECOMAR   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicontinental sea; Paratethys; Sediment depocenters; Sediment routing; Semi enclosed basin; Source to sink Dacian Basin

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL;

DEPOCENTERS; EPICONTINENTAL SEA; PARATETHYS; SEDIMENT-ROUTING; SEMI-ENCLOSED BASIN; SOURCE TO SINKS; DACIAN BASIN;

SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; INLAND SEA; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NEOGENE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; VOLUME; DEPOCENTER; EROSION; PALEOCURRENT; PARATETHYS; SEMIENCLOSED SEA; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

CARPATHIANS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ROMANIA; CARPATHIAN BASIN; DACIC BASIN;

PARATETHYS; PONTIA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 84878245476     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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