Gravel and sand flotation: a sediment dispersal process important in certain nearshore environments
Small rafts of floating sediment, predominantly of granule and small pebble size, were observed along a tidewater coast on James Ross Island, Antarctica. The sediment was lifted from the beach by the advancing tidewater and kept afloat by surface tension. The current transported the rafts at least 1...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
1994
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| Online Access: | https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/8fa0052f-e21c-4e26-b58c-28381036084b |