The Equatorial Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel: An ultra high-resolution image of its burial history based on TOPAS profiles

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-135

  Baraza, J ^a   Ercilla, G ^a   Farran M ^a   Casamor, J L ^b   Sorribas, J ^b   Flores, J A ^c   Sierro, F ^c   Wersteeg, W ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Equatorial Atlantic; Mid ocean channels; Parametric echosounder sedimentary infilling

Indexed keywords

BURIAL HISTORY; DEEP SEA CHANNEL; DEEP-SEA CHANNELS; ECHOSOUNDER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC, EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC MID-OCEAN CHANNEL;

EID: 0031473643     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004273902719     Document Type: Article

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