Prograding distributive fluvial systems-geomorphic models and ancient examples

SEPM Special Publications

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-147

  Weissmann, G S ^a   Hartley, A J ^b   Scuderi, L A ^a   Nichols, G J ^c   Davidson, S K ^b   Owen, A ^c   Atchley, S C ^d   Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Chakraborty, T ^e   Ghosh, P ^e   Nordt, L C ^d   Michel, L ^f   Tabor, N J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^f SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive fluvial systems; Fluvial progradation; Fluvial sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940256088     PISSN: 1060071X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2110/sepmsp.104.16     Document Type: Article

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