Sediment accumulation rates in the southern Barcelona continental margin (NW Mediterranean Sea) derived from 210Pb and 137Cs chronology

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 313-332

  Sanchez Cabeza, J A ^a   Masque P ^a   Ani Ragolta, I ^a   Merino, J ^a   Frignani, M ^b   Alvisi, F ^b   Palanques, A ^c   Puig, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Istituto di Geologia Marina   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUBMARINE CANYON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032759756     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00031-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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