Regional sediment recycling in the abyssal Southwest Pacific Ocean

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 735-738

  Carter, L ^a   Carter, R M ^b   McCave, I N ^c   Gamble, J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT RECYCLING; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

RECYCLING;

ABYSSAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PLATE BOUNDARY; RECYCLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBDUCTION; TURBIDITY; DEEP SEA SEDIMENT; DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; DEEP-SEA CHANNELS; SEDIMENT RECYCLING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); EASTERN NEW ZEALAND OCEANIC SEDIMENTARY SYSTEM; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030454421     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0735:RSRITA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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