Recent sediment transport and accumulation on the NW Iberian margin

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 349-371

  Van Weering, T C E ^a   De Stigter, H C ^a   Boer, W ^a   De Haas, H ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nazar Canyon; NW Iberian margin; Recent sediment accumulation; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS;

ACCUMULATION PROCESSES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; NEPHELOID LAYER; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036269526     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(02)00015-0     Document Type: Review

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