Shallow subsurface geology of the continental shelf, Gulf of the Farallones, California, and its relationship to surficial seafloor characteristics

Marine Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 251-269

  Chin, John L ^a   Karl, Herman A ^a   Maher, Norman M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

California; continental shelf; Pacific Coast; sea level changes; seismic stratigraphy; shelf environment; surficial geology; unconformities

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EUSTASY; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SIDESCAN SONAR; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY; UNCONFORMITY;

PACIFIC, GULF OF THE FARALLONES;

EID: 0030620544     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(96)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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