Subject Index
reentrant 409, 414
relaxation, see lag
research trends 3, 523-524
retroarc basins 387-392, 395, 400
and petroleum 479, 486
return period 252
Reynolds number 18
Rhine River 9, 326, 364, 448, 469,
471
Rh6ne River, delta 9, 67, 68, 72, 73,
364,419, 423
rib (stone) 105
ribbon sandstone
and fluvial style 182, 205
as petroleum reservoir 479,
484-485
definition of 45, 48
in anastomosed systems 52, 229,
235, 236,237
in coal swamp 182
in ephemeral systems 222, 321,
435
in incised valley 466, 499
in subsurface 279-280
mapping of 279-280
Ridge Basin 393, 394, 395
ridge push 370
ridge¥and¥swale 70, 161
rift basin 379-381, 479
rigid plug 146
Rio Grande River 356, 357, 364, 367
Rio Puerco 435, 442
ripple
classification 115, 118
form 20
ripple-drift crossbedding 10, 19
river classification, see channel
classification
Rockdale delta 363
Rocky Ridge field 486
root bed 127, 463
rootlets
125, 126, 127
Rosario Embayment 386
roundness 19
Rufiji River 318
sabkha, inland 219
Sadlerochit Group 479, 480, 484,
491, 492, 496, 507, 509
Salar de Punta Negra 414,415
Salt Wash Member 281, 282
saltation 17, 109
Salton Trough 393
Salween River 370
San Gabriel fault 393, 394
San joaquin Valley 390, 442, 496
San Jorge Basin 389, 486
San Luis Valley 442
sand
flat 46, 51, 153, 235, 436
shoal 52
wave 20, 22, 52, 60, 63, 70, 71, 72,
114
sand-bed rivers 217-245
sand-drift surface 442
sandbody dimensions 328-334
Sandy Neck Spit 65
Sao Francisco delta 417
Sapelo Island 65, 66, 72
sapropel 180
Sarir field 487
Sarir Sandstone 484, 497, 509, 511
Saskatchewan River 232, 327
satellite basin 351,409,410
savannah 450
sawtooth curve 354, 355
Scott-type river 1991 208
scour hollow 92, 123, 163, 165-167,
435
scrol1 bar 195, 222, 224
seasonal process 62, 63, 69, 177,
222, 423, 426, 438, 442, 451, 463
second-order cycle 253, 476-477
secondary streams, fan 312
sediment gravity flow (see also
debris flow, mudflow)
gravel element 145-146
processes 105
sediment transfer 372-376
sediment yield 193, 367-370, 475
sedimentary structures,
classification of 21
sedimentation rates 71-7 4
sedimentology, revolution in
seismic
data 74
fa cies 283, 284, 285
resolution 286, 473
seismic cross-sections (examples)
basin-fill 269
channels 289-292
incised valleys 288, 289, 498, 503,
505
prograding fluvial system 285,
287
seismogram 286, 289
separation eddy 10, 11, 19, 38, 50
Sepik Basin 387
sequence
boundary 459-466
concepts, in mapping 275
defmition of 453
model 338, 453-478
rank-ordering 404, 475-477
self¥similarity 454
tectonic control 407,458, 476,
477
sequence stratigraphy
and climate change 447-449, 463
history of 34, 55, 453-454
Sergi Formation 497
set boundary 21, 69
Sevier Basin 387, 389
Sevier orogen 480
SH-type field 292, 488, 489, 491492, 494, 496, 497, 506-513
shape (clast) 19
sheet sandstone
581
as architectural element 147, 149,
163, 235, 240,245
as petroleum reservoir 479, 484,
506-513
definition of 45, 48
sheet-scale cycle 323, 326
Sherwood Sandstone 484, 497
Shields criterion 18
Shoal field 486
Shoshone River 26
sieve deposit 18
sigmoidal crossbedding 38
simple bar 148
single-crest stream 15
sinuosity
controls of 192, 359-361
estimation 36
Sirte Basin 487, 489, 497, 509
Siwalik Formation/Group
and basin subsidence 375, 398
architecture of 47, 254
avulsion frequency 252, 253
early study of 12, 13, 22
magnetostratigraphy of 296, 297
overbank deposits 179, 321
sedimentation rate 74, 375
slab pull 370
Slims River 32
slope
offans 246
of rivers 357
slug, gravel 101, 140, 142
Snorre field 487
Songliao Basin 387,479,482,485,
486, 489, 497, 515
sorting 18
South Belridge field 485, 487, 496
South Ceres field 491, 496, 506
South Morecambe field 484, 487
South Pass 65
South Pyrenean Basin 404, 405
South Saskatchewan River 153, 217,
223, 224, 437
South Saskatchewan¥type river 31,
35,41, 50,200,235, 238, 434
sphericity (clast) 19
spheroidal weathering 432
Spirit River Channel 501
split (coal) 180, 182
Squamish River 216
Squirrel Formation 496
stability, of bedforms 110
Statfjord field 497, 510, 511-513
Statfjord Formation 268, 383, 479,
480, 485, 492, 497
storey 82
straight rivers 197
stratigraphic base level 352
streaming lineation 120
strike¥slip fault basins 393-395,
400
reentrant 409, 414
relaxation, see lag
research trends 3, 523-524
retroarc basins 387-392, 395, 400
and petroleum 479, 486
return period 252
Reynolds number 18
Rhine River 9, 326, 364, 448, 469,
471
Rh6ne River, delta 9, 67, 68, 72, 73,
364,419, 423
rib (stone) 105
ribbon sandstone
and fluvial style 182, 205
as petroleum reservoir 479,
484-485
definition of 45, 48
in anastomosed systems 52, 229,
235, 236,237
in coal swamp 182
in ephemeral systems 222, 321,
435
in incised valley 466, 499
in subsurface 279-280
mapping of 279-280
Ridge Basin 393, 394, 395
ridge push 370
ridge¥and¥swale 70, 161
rift basin 379-381, 479
rigid plug 146
Rio Grande River 356, 357, 364, 367
Rio Puerco 435, 442
ripple
classification 115, 118
form 20
ripple-drift crossbedding 10, 19
river classification, see channel
classification
Rockdale delta 363
Rocky Ridge field 486
root bed 127, 463
rootlets
125, 126, 127
Rosario Embayment 386
roundness 19
Rufiji River 318
sabkha, inland 219
Sadlerochit Group 479, 480, 484,
491, 492, 496, 507, 509
Salar de Punta Negra 414,415
Salt Wash Member 281, 282
saltation 17, 109
Salton Trough 393
Salween River 370
San Gabriel fault 393, 394
San joaquin Valley 390, 442, 496
San Jorge Basin 389, 486
San Luis Valley 442
sand
flat 46, 51, 153, 235, 436
shoal 52
wave 20, 22, 52, 60, 63, 70, 71, 72,
114
sand-bed rivers 217-245
sand-drift surface 442
sandbody dimensions 328-334
Sandy Neck Spit 65
Sao Francisco delta 417
Sapelo Island 65, 66, 72
sapropel 180
Sarir field 487
Sarir Sandstone 484, 497, 509, 511
Saskatchewan River 232, 327
satellite basin 351,409,410
savannah 450
sawtooth curve 354, 355
Scott-type river 1991 208
scour hollow 92, 123, 163, 165-167,
435
scrol1 bar 195, 222, 224
seasonal process 62, 63, 69, 177,
222, 423, 426, 438, 442, 451, 463
second-order cycle 253, 476-477
secondary streams, fan 312
sediment gravity flow (see also
debris flow, mudflow)
gravel element 145-146
processes 105
sediment transfer 372-376
sediment yield 193, 367-370, 475
sedimentary structures,
classification of 21
sedimentation rates 71-7 4
sedimentology, revolution in
seismic
data 74
fa cies 283, 284, 285
resolution 286, 473
seismic cross-sections (examples)
basin-fill 269
channels 289-292
incised valleys 288, 289, 498, 503,
505
prograding fluvial system 285,
287
seismogram 286, 289
separation eddy 10, 11, 19, 38, 50
Sepik Basin 387
sequence
boundary 459-466
concepts, in mapping 275
defmition of 453
model 338, 453-478
rank-ordering 404, 475-477
self¥similarity 454
tectonic control 407,458, 476,
477
sequence stratigraphy
and climate change 447-449, 463
history of 34, 55, 453-454
Sergi Formation 497
set boundary 21, 69
Sevier Basin 387, 389
Sevier orogen 480
SH-type field 292, 488, 489, 491492, 494, 496, 497, 506-513
shape (clast) 19
sheet sandstone
581
as architectural element 147, 149,
163, 235, 240,245
as petroleum reservoir 479, 484,
506-513
definition of 45, 48
sheet-scale cycle 323, 326
Sherwood Sandstone 484, 497
Shields criterion 18
Shoal field 486
Shoshone River 26
sieve deposit 18
sigmoidal crossbedding 38
simple bar 148
single-crest stream 15
sinuosity
controls of 192, 359-361
estimation 36
Sirte Basin 487, 489, 497, 509
Siwalik Formation/Group
and basin subsidence 375, 398
architecture of 47, 254
avulsion frequency 252, 253
early study of 12, 13, 22
magnetostratigraphy of 296, 297
overbank deposits 179, 321
sedimentation rate 74, 375
slab pull 370
Slims River 32
slope
offans 246
of rivers 357
slug, gravel 101, 140, 142
Snorre field 487
Songliao Basin 387,479,482,485,
486, 489, 497, 515
sorting 18
South Belridge field 485, 487, 496
South Ceres field 491, 496, 506
South Morecambe field 484, 487
South Pass 65
South Pyrenean Basin 404, 405
South Saskatchewan River 153, 217,
223, 224, 437
South Saskatchewan¥type river 31,
35,41, 50,200,235, 238, 434
sphericity (clast) 19
spheroidal weathering 432
Spirit River Channel 501
split (coal) 180, 182
Squamish River 216
Squirrel Formation 496
stability, of bedforms 110
Statfjord field 497, 510, 511-513
Statfjord Formation 268, 383, 479,
480, 485, 492, 497
storey 82
straight rivers 197
stratigraphic base level 352
streaming lineation 120
strike¥slip fault basins 393-395,
400