Coastal Sedimentation in a Tropical Barrier-Island System During the Past Century in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil

The nature of sedimentation and sediment accumulation rates in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil were interpreted from grainsize patterns, natural radiochemical distributions and seismic stratigraphy. The grain-size analyses showed progressive upward fining of sediment in cores, and a higher percentage of clay...

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Main Authors: Heloisa Vargas Borges, Charles A. Nittrouer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2016-04-01
Series:Anuário do Instituto de Geociências
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Online Access:http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2016_2/2016_2_05_14.pdf