Formation and preservation of sedimentary strata from coastal events: Insights from measurements and modeling

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 86, Issue C, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Corbett, D Reide ^a,b   Walsh, J P ^a,b   Harris, Courtney K ^c   Ogston, Andrea S ^d   Orpin, Alan R ^e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNC Coastal Studies Institute   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84939886577     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.06.011     Document Type: Editorial

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