Lithoherms on the Florida-Hatteras slope

Marine Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 83-101

  Paull, C K ^a   Neumann, A C ^a   Am Ende, B A ^a,c   Ussler, W ^a,b   Rodriguez, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioherms; Bottom currents; Carbonate banks; Continental slope; Contourites

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; LITHOHERM; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034658651     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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