Quantification of a distributive fluvial system: The salt wash dfs of the Morrison Formation, SW U.S.A.

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 544-561

  Owen, Amanda ^a,b   Nichols, Gary J ^a,d   Hartley, Adrian J ^b   Weissmann, Gary S ^c   Scuderi, Louis A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Ashfields Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOODS; METALS;

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; DISTAL REGIONS; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; MORRISON FORMATIONS; NUMERICAL DATA; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION PATTERN;

DEPOSITS;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALLUVIAL FAN; GRAIN SIZE; JURASSIC; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932135940     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2015.35     Document Type: Article

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