Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.Storm deposits 2.Progress of storm deposits studies abroad 2.1 Structure of storm deposits 2.2 Sequence of storm deposits 2.3 Mechanism of storm deposits 3.Progress of storm deposits studies at home Chapter 2 Sedimentary environment 1.Physical environment 2.Geological background and Holocene strata 2.1 Geological background 2.2 Holocene strata 3.Environmental evolution 3.1 Evolution of the Yangtze Delta 3.2 Geomorphic features Chapter 3 Basic features of storm tide 1.General 1.1 Rules of storm tide happening 1.2 Types of tropical cyclone causing storm tide 2.Main storm tide hazards in history 3.Storm tide features 4.Process of storm tide 4.1 Causing of storm tide 4.2 Storm surge 4.3 Dynamic features of storm tide 5.Estimation of highest storm tide 5.1 Estimation method of highest storm tide 5.2 Estimation method of highest storm tide in the Yangtze Estuary Chapter 4 Sedimentary facies of Storm deposits 1.Factors affecting storm sedimentary 1.1 Dynamic and underwater morphology 1.2 Biocoenosis 1.3 Sediment supply 1.4 Tectonic movement and sea level change 2.Sedimentary facies features of storm deposits 2.1 Abrupterosion botton structure 2.2 Deformation structure accompanying botton structure 2.3 Lag deposits and graded laminae 2.4 Hummocky cross-stratification 2.5 Surface structure and biostrata Chapter 5 Storm deposits of coastal plain 1.Storm deposits of marsh lowland 1.1 Chashan profile 1.2 Tongxian Changshan river profile 1.3 Basic features 2.Chenier 2.1 Characteristics of material composition 2.2 Characteristics of sedimentary texture 2.3 Characteristics of sedimentary structure 2.4 Characteristics of Foraminifera assemblages 2.5 Evolution of chenier Chapter 6 Storm deposits of tidal flat 1.Surface morphology 2.Sedimentary texture 3.Sedimentary structure 4.Mineral association 5.Pollens and spores assemblages 6.Foraminifera assemblages Chapter 7 Storm deposits of sand and pebble beach 1.Storm deposits of sand beach 1.1 Surface morphology 1.2 Sedimentary textures 1.3 Sedimentary structure 1.4 Storm deposits of transitional sand beach type 2.Storm deposits of pebble beach 2.1 Research method 2.2 Characteristics of Dawushitang pebble beach 2.3 Basic characteristics of pebble beach Chapter 8 Storm deposits of subaqueous delta 1.Formation of subaqueous delta morphology 2.Sediment distribution 2.1 Silt-fine sand zones 2.2 Silty mud zones 2.3 Sand-silt-mud zones 2.4 Lag sand zones 3.Characteristics of storm deposits in subaqueous delta 3.1 Delta front 3.2 Prodelta Chapter 9 Comparison of storm deposit pattern and dynamic mechanism in different sedimentary environment 1.Storm deposit pattern 1.1 Factors affecting storm deposit pattern formation 1.2 Storm deposit pattern 2.Dynamic mechanism of storm deposits 2.1 Mechanism of storm deposit structure formation 2.2 Dynamic mechanism of storm deposit sequence 3.Comparison of modern storm deposit pattern in different sedimentary environment 3.1 Storm deposit in neritic facies environment 3.2 Storm deposit in lake facies environment 4.Comparison of ancient storm deposit pattern in different sedimentary environment 4.1 Clasolite of neritic facies environment 4.2 Carbonatite of marine facies environment 4.3 Clasolite of lacustrine facies environment Chapter 10 Significances of storm deposit studies 1.Palaeogeographic and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction 1.1 Reconstruction of palaeo-latitude 1.2 Reconstruction of palaeo-waterdepth 2.Strata comparision 2.1 Sedimentary structure and its origion of Nummulitic accumulations of Egypt 2.2 The deposits characteristics of Nummulite 3.Analysis of palaeobiocoenosis evolution and fossil mixing 3.1 Palaeobiocoenosis indications of storm deposits 3.2 Storm action and fossil mixing zone 4.Analysis of sedimentary mineral resources origin 5.Construction and maintenance of coastal engineering References Postscript Abstract Explaination of plates