A simple approach to define Holocene sequence stratigraphy using borehole and cone penetration test data

Sedimentology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 444-460

  Styllas, Michael ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Geoservice Ltd   (Greece)

Author keywords

2D stratigraphic model; Borehole core logs; Cone penetration test; Holocene; Sequence stratigraphy; Stratigraphic units

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE CORES; CONE PENETRATION TESTS; HOLOCENES; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS;

BOREHOLES; DATA PROCESSING; WELL LOGGING;

STRATIGRAPHY;

BOREHOLE; CONE PENETRATION TEST; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HOLOCENE; ORGANIC MATTER; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGRESSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALIAKMON RIVER; GREECE;

EID: 84892977122     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12061     Document Type: Article

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