Sedimentation and continental slope processes in the vicinity of an ocean waste-disposal site, southeastern Tasmania

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 577-591

  Harris, P T ^a   O'Brien, P E ^a   Quilty, P ^b   Mcminn, A ^b   Holdway, D ^a   Exon, N F ^b   Hill, P J ^a   Wilson, C W ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Environmental and Technical Services Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental slope; Jarosite; Sedimentation; Tracers; Turbidity flows; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; OCEAN DUMPING; SEDIMENTATION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033177916     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00730.x     Document Type: Article

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