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Silt Depositional Processes

Silt Depositional Processes is a geological process category within siliciclastic sedimentology that encompasses the mechanisms and environmental conditions governing the settling and accumulation of silt-sized particles (typically 4–62 μm in diameter) from suspension in aqueous environments, distinguished from coarser-grained and finer-grained depositional systems by grain size, transport dynamics, and sedimentological behavior.

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Sortable silt and fine sediment size/composition slicing: Parameters for palaeocurrent speed and palaeoceanography

I Nick McCave, Barbara Manighetti, S. G. Robinson · Paleoceanography · 1995 · 673 citations

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Mineralogical and chemical variability of fluvial sediments 2. Suspended-load silt (Ganga–Brahmaputra, Bangladesh)

Eduardo Garzanti, Sergio Andò, Christian France‐Lanord et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2010 · 405 citations · Full text

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Depositional mechanisms from the size analysis of clastic sediments

Basanta K. Sahu · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1964 · 371 citations

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Dust deposition in southern Nevada and California, 1984–1989: Relations to climate, source area, and source lithology

Marith C. Reheis, Rolf Kihl · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1995 · 340 citations

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Marine dispersal and deposition of Yellow River silts by gravity-driven underflows

L. D. Wright, William J. Wiseman, Brian D. Bornhold et al. · Nature · 1988 · 235 citations

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Authors

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  1. BS
    Bernard Smith

    Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 372 citations

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    Janet Wright

    University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 383 citations

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  3. SP
    Sverre Planke

    University of Oslo, Norway

    3 publications · 245 citations

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  4. IS
    Ian Smalley

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 246 citations

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  5. JA
    Jerry A. Yamamuro

    Clarkson University, United States

    2 publications · 237 citations

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  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    949 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    343 citations

  3. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    864 citations

  4. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    240 citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    278 citations

  6. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    600 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    335 citations

  8. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    441 citations

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  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 7 publications · 756 citations

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  2. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

    5 publications · 303 citations

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  3. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    4 publications · 105 citations

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  4. Quaternary Research

    QR · 4 publications · 343 citations

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