Depositional environment in and around Tamiraparani estuary, and off Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India: Clues from grain size studies

Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2419-2446

  Solai, A ^a   Gandhi, M Suresh ^a   Chandrasekaran, K ^a   Mohan, V Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Depositional environment; Grain size studies; Off Tuticorin; Southeast of India; Tamiraparani estuary

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOODING; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; TEXTURE;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU; THAMIRABARANI ESTUARY; TUTICORIN;

EID: 84879574073     PISSN: 18667511     EISSN: 18667538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-012-0520-y     Document Type: Article

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