A numerical model of channel inception on submarine fans

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C1, 1998, Pages 1219-1238

  Imran, Jasim ^a,c   Parker, Gary ^a,c   Katopodes, Nikolaos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNELIZATION; DEEP-SEA FANS; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 0031816962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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