First high-resolution chirp sonar profiles from the central Arctic Ocean reveal erosion of Lomonosov Ridge sediments

Marine Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 111-123

  Jakobsson, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arctic; Current erosion; Ice grounding; Reflection seismic

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; SEDIMENT; SWEDEN;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EROSION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC DATA; SONAR IMAGERY; SUBMARINE RIDGE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033004583     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00186-8     Document Type: Article

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