Variation in sand body types on the eastern Bering Sea epicontinental shelf.
Geologie en Mijnbouw
By: C.H. Nelson, W.R. Dupre, M.E. Field, and J.D. Howard
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Abstract
The eastern epicontinental shelf of the Bering Sea is characterized by variations in river and glacial sediment supply, wave energy, tidal range (microtidal to mesotidal), and tidal, geostrophic, and storm-induced currents. These factors, combined with the effect of the Holocene rise in sea level, have resulted in the formation of a complex assemblage of generally linear sand bodies of similar morphology anad lithology, but different origins. The sand bodies are large features found from the present shoreline to tens of kilometers offshore, in water depths up to 50m. -from Authors
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Nelson, C., Dupre, W., Field, M., Howard, J., 1982, Variation in sand body types on the eastern Bering Sea epicontinental shelf.: Geologie en Mijnbouw, v. 61, no. 1, p. 37-48.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Variation in sand body types on the eastern Bering Sea epicontinental shelf. |
| Series title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
| First page | 37 |
| Last page | 48 |