Mudwave activity and current-controlled sedimentation in Powell Basin, northern Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Marine Geology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 229-241

  Howe, John A ^a   Livermore, Roy A ^a   Maldonado, Andres ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antarctic Bottom Water; Contourites; Mudwaves; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CURRENT; MUD; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION;

WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0032145906     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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