Categorizing the morphologic variability of siliciclastic passive continental margins

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-210

  O'Grady, Damian B ^a   Syvitski, James P M ^a   Pratson, Lincoln F ^b   Sarg, J F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Morphology; Passive margins; Sea floor slopes

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

BATHYMETRIC DATA; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PASSIVE MARGINS; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; SHAPE DIFFERENCE;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; PASSIVE MARGIN; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034431657     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<207:ctmvos>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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