Flow processes and sediment deformation in the Canary Debris Flow on the NW African Continental Rise

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 163-179

  Masson, D G ^a   Van Niel, B ^a   Weaver, P P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Debris flow; Sediment core; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; SEDIMENT CORE; SIDESCAN SONAR;

CANARY ISLANDS;

EID: 0030821304     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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