Architecture and evolution of a regressive, tide-influenced marginal marine succession, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 596-625

  Ainsworth, R B ^a,c   Vakarelov, B K ^a   Lee, C ^a   MacEachern, J A ^b   Montgomery, A E ^b   Ricci, L P ^b   Dashtgard, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GAMMA RAYS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TIDES;

CLASTIC DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; COMPUTER MODELING; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOCELLULAR MODELS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; SHALLOW WATER DEPTHS; STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE; TRANSGRESSION AND REGRESSION;

3D MODELING;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; ICHNOLOGY; REGRESSION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TIDE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; DRUMHELLER;

EID: 84934287593     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2015.33     Document Type: Article

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