The Canary Debris Flow: Source area morphology and failure mechanisms

Sedimentology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 411-432

  Masson, D G ^a   Canals, M ^b   Alonso, B ^c   Urgeles, R ^b   Huhnerbach, V ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIDESCAN SONAR;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0031718121     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1998.0165f.x     Document Type: Article

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