Growth and destruction of Gran Canaria deduced from seismic reflection and bathymetric data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15393-15407

  Funck, Thomas ^a,b   Schmincke, Hans Ulrich ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EROSION; LANDSLIDE; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SEISMIC SURVEY; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA;

EID: 0032503919     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00388     Document Type: Article

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