File:ChenierFormation.jpg

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Summary

Schematic of the stages of chenier formation. Top: Prograding mudflat including some sand and shells. Middle: Winnowing and offshore transport of mud by energetic wave action and onshore transport of the resulting sandy/shelly top layer. Bottom: Mudflat progradation seaward of the chenier ridge. Adapted from Penland and Suter (1989).

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current11:18, 22 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 11:18, 22 May 2023959 × 991 (107 KB)Dronkers J (talk | contribs)Schematic of the stages of chenier formation. Top: Prograding mudflat including some sand and shells. Middle: Winnowing and offshore transport of mud by energetic wave action and onshore transport of the resulting sandy/shelly top layer. Bottom: Mudfla...
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