Late quaternary seismic stratigraphy of the eastern Bengal Shelf

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-71

  Hubscher C ^a   Breitzke, M ^a   Michels, K ^b   Kudrass, H R ^b   Spiess, V ^a   Wiedicke, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bengal Shelf; Late quaternary; Lowstand delta; Parasound; Seismic stratigraphy; Subaqueous delta

Indexed keywords

DELTA; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032416634     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004375908399     Document Type: Article

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