Hydrology, morphology and sedimentology of the Campos continental margin, offshore Brazil

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 133-157

  Viana, A R ^a,b   Faugeres J C ^b   Kowsmann, R O ^a   Lima, J A M ^a   Caddah, L F G ^a   Rizzo, J G ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Campos Basin; Oceanic processes; Quaternary; Sedimentary facies; Sedimentology; Submarine physiography; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; MARINE SEDIMENT; SAND;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0031841987     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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