The glacier-fed fan at the mouth of Storfjorden trough, western Barents Sea: A comparative study

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 338-349

  Laberg, J S ^a   Vorren, T O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Glacier fed submarine fan; Middle and Late; Pleistocene; Western Barents Sea

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOCENTRE; GLACIER; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SUBMARINE FAN;

BARENTS SEA, STORFJORDEN;

EID: 0029731163     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02422239     Document Type: Article

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