Distributary channels in the fluvial to tidal transition zone
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jf004075
Abstract: Coastal lowland plains under mixed fluvial-tidal influence may form complex, composite channel networks, where distributaries blend the characteristics of mouth bar channels, avulsion channels, and tidal creeks. The Kapuas coastal plain exemplifies such a coastal… read more here.
Keywords: fluvial tidal; tidal transition; side distributaries; transition zone ... See more keywords
Fluvio-tidal transition zone: Terminology, sedimentological and ichnological characteristics, and significance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.03.001
Abstract: Abstract The fluvio-tidal transition zone (FTZ) is sedimentologically and ichnologically complex, encompassing variable sedimentary facies. Published research on the FTZ implies a wide range of physical and chemical conditions as well as resultant sedimentary structures.… read more here.
Keywords: transition zone; zone; tidal transition; fluvio tidal ... See more keywords