Freshwater ice rafting: An additional mechanism for the formation of some high-latitude submarine pockmarks

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 164-168

  Paull, C K ^a   Ussler III, W ^a   Borowski, W S ^b  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; FRESHWATER; ICE RAFTING; MARINE SEDIMENT; POCKMARK; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033391570     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050104     Document Type: Article

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