The Formation of Sedimentary Strata on Continental Margins

Abstract

The ultimate goal of this research is to understand the mechanisms by which continental-margin sediment is deposited, modified and preserved, so strata recorded over various time scales (events to millennia) can be interpreted better.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628004

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Nittrouer

Organizations

  • Stony Brook University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Floods
  • Information Operations
  • Layers
  • Marine Geology
  • New York
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • River Flooding
  • Sediments
  • Steady State
  • Websites

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers