Quaternary erosion and depositional processes: Western Norwegian fjords, Norwegian Channel and North Sea Fan

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 117, Issue , 1996, Pages 187-202

  Sejrup, H P ^a   King, E L ^a   Aarseth, I ^a   Haflidason, H ^a   Elverhoi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EROSION; FJORD; FJORDS; MARINE SEDIMENT; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

NORTH SEA; NORWAY;

EID: 0030436964     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.117.01.11     Document Type: Article

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