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stratigraphic

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stra·tig·ra·phy  (str-tgr-f)
n.
The study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks.

strati·graphic (strt-grfk), strati·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.
strati·graphi·cal·ly adv.
Translations
stratigraphic [ˌstrætɪˈgræfɪk] ADJestratigráfico


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Specific topics include the extent and magnitude of sediment contamination, stratigraphic controls on saltwater intrusion in the Dominguez Gap area of coastal Los Angeles, recent faulting in the Gulf of Santa Catalina from San Diego to Dana Point, variability in the wave climate and implications for sediment transport, the post-glacial sedimentary record of the continental shelf and slope from Point Conception to Dana Point, and estimating rocky seafloor extent on the continental shelf.
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attempts to clarify the rather convoluted history of nomenclature in the Yukon-Tanana terrane, and introduces the two fold-out plates contained in the back pocket: a synthesis map of the pericratonic domain of the northern Cordillera, and a stratigraphic chart displaying and correlating numerous successions documented by the research program.
 
 
 
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