Shelf sediment dispersal in the late-quaternary transgressive record around the Tremiti High (Adriatic sea)

Giornale di Geologia

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 217-244

  Cattaneo, Antonio ^a   Trincardi, Fabio ^a   Asioli, Alessandra ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central adriatic sea; Facies analysis; High resolution seismic stratigraphy; Late Quaternary; Sedimentary processes; Transgressive shelf deposits

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, ADRIATIC SEA;

EID: 0031403588     PISSN: 00170291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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