Sedimentation rates and fluxes in the continental shelf mud fields in the Bay of Biscay (France)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 13-14, 2001, Pages 1383-1401

  Lesueur, P ^a   Jouanneau, J M ^b   Boust, D ^c   Tastet, J P ^b   Weber, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Mud; Radioisotope; Sediment budget(Bay of Biscay; Sedimentation rate; Shelf

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MUD; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 0034885176     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00004-8     Document Type: Article

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