Morphology and architecture of the present canyon and channel system of the Zaire deep-sea fan

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-467

  Babonneau, N ^a   Savoye, B ^a   Cremer, M ^b   Klein, B ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Canyon; Channel levee system; Meanders; Zaire deep sea fan

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FANS; LEVEES; MORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

CANYONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CANYON; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LEVEE; MEANDER; SEISMIC DATA; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA; ZAIRE DEEP SEA FAN; ZAIRE DRAINAGE BASIN;

EID: 0036544555     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(02)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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