Modern sedimentary processes along the Doce river adjacent continental shelf
In areas of the continental shelf where sediment supply is greater than the sediment dispersion capacity, an extensive terrigenous deposits and consequently submerged deltas can be formed. The Eastern Brazilian shelf is characterized by the occurrence of river feed deltas in between starving coasts....
Main Authors: | Valéria da Silva Quaresma, Geórgia Catabriga, Silvia Nossa Bourguignon, Estefânia Godinho, Alex Cardoso Bastos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Geology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-48892015000500635&lng=en&tlng=en |
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