On the origin and flow behavior of submarine slides on deep-sea fans along the Norwegian-Barents Sea continental margin

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Elverhoi, A ^a   Norem, H ^b,c   Andersen, E S ^a   Dowdeswell, J A ^d   Fossen, I ^h   Haflidason, H ^e   Kenyon, N H ^f   Laberg, J S ^g   King, E L ^e   Sejrup, H P ^e   Solheim, A ^h   Vorren, T ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c Dr Ing Harald Norem Ltd   (Norway)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^h NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINGHAM FLOW MODEL; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; DEBRIS FLOW; DEEP-SEA FANS; FLOW BEHAVIOUR; SUBMARINE FAN;

BARENTS SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0030733868     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050016     Document Type: Article

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