Sediment transport over the continental slope offshore northern Israel: An analysis by means of electron microscopy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 63-84

  Almagor, Gideon ^a   Karnieli, Arnon ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALOGY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DUST STORM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OFFSHORE TERRACE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLUMPING; TRANSPORT;

ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0029752202     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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