Turbidite depositional architecture across three interconnected deep-water basins on the north-west African margin

Sedimentology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 669-695

  Wynn, Russell B ^a   Weaver, Philip P E ^a   Masson, Douglas G ^a   Stow, Dorrik A V ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sediment cores; Turbidites; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036670411     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2002.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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