Tidal sedimentation of the Sunderban's Thakuran Basin
This book covers an overview of research on sediment textures, sedimentary structures, sediment composition and bioturbation structures including other aspects of tidal sedimentation. The analytical results for the tidal river sedimentation and essential aspects of relevant field studies along the e...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Switzerland :
Springer,
[2016]
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783319441917 9783319441900 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations and Units; 1 Thakuran Drainage Basin; Abstract; 1.1 Tectonic Set up; 1.2 Geological Framework; 1.3 The Thakuran Drainage Basin; 1.4 Braiding of the River; 1.5 Formation of Islands; 1.6 Summary; References; 2 Climate and Hydrography; Abstract; 2.1 Wind, Temperature and Rainfall; 2.2 Tropical Cyclones; 2.3 Tides; 2.4 Tidal Flow Regime; 2.5 Summary; References; 3 Geomorphic Environments; Abstract; 3.1 Flow Patterns; 3.2 Geomorphic Environments; 3.3 Geomorphic Divisions; 3.3.1 Description of the Geomorphic Divisions.
- 3.3.1.1 River Banks or Natural Levees3.3.1.2 Natural Levee/River Bank Morphology; 3.3.1.3 Colour Significance of Stratigraphic Units; 3.3.1.4 Point Bar; 3.3.1.5 ECS Within Point-Bar Deposits; 3.3.1.6 Mid-channel Bar; 3.3.1.7 Swash Platform; 3.3.1.8 Wash-Over Flats; 3.3.1.9 Ebb-Tidal Delta; 3.4 Sand-Body Geometry of the Geomorphic Zone; 3.5 Summary; References; 4 Sediment Composition; Abstract; 4.1 Lithogenic and Biogenic Components; 4.2 Source Rock of River Sediments; 4.3 Summary; References; 5 Mudflats and Tidal Creek Sedimentation; Abstract; 5.1 Physical Parameters of Muddy Sediments.
- 5.2 Sedimentation Types on Mudflats5.3 Sedimentation on a Tidal Creek; 5.3.1 Mud Ridges; 5.3.2 Mud Microdelta; 5.3.3 Mud Pellets and Mud Lumps; 5.3.4 Wood Clumps on Mudflats; 5.4 Stratification in Tidal Creek Deposits; 5.4.1 Epsilon Cross-Stratification (ECS); 5.4.2 Alternate Sand-Mud Sequence (Heterolithic Sequence); 5.4.3 Convolute Lamination; 5.5 Summary; References; 6 Sediment Texture; Abstract; 6.1 Shape of the Cumulative Curves; 6.1.1 Type I: Cumulative Curves Having Size Range Within 0.0-4.0 phi, i.e. Within Sand Sizes.
- 6.1.2 Type II: Cumulative Curves Having Size Range Within 2.5-9.5 phi, i.e. Ranging from Fine-Sand to Clay Sizes6.1.3 Type III: Cumulative Curves Having Size Range −1.0-9.0 phi, i.e. Ranging from Very Coarse-Sand to Clay Sizes; 6.2 Inter-relationship Between Grain Size and Morphological Units; 6.3 Classification of Sediment Types; 6.4 Sediment-Trend Matrix of Grain-Size Relations; 6.5 Sediment-Hydrodynamic Relation; 6.6 A Bipartite Model of Grain-Size Distribution; 6.7 Interrelationship of Grain-Size Parameters and River Distance; 6.8 Environment Sensitiveness of Size Parameters; 6.9 Summary