Variation in sand body types on the eastern Bering Sea epicontinental shelf.
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
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1982 |
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Title | Variation in sand body types on the eastern Bering Sea epicontinental shelf. |
Authors | C.H. Nelson, W.R. Dupre, M.E. Field, J.D. Howard |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Geologie en Mijnbouw |
Index ID | 70011751 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |