Detailed investigation of continental shelf morphology using a high-resolution swath sonar survey: The Eel margin, northern California

Marine Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 255-269

  Goff, John A ^a   Orange, Daniel L ^b   Mayer, Larry A ^c   Hughes Clarke, John E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Eel River; Sidescan backscatter; Swath bathymetry

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SEAFLOOR; SHELF SEDIMENT; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033514269     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00117-0     Document Type: Article

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