Fine-grained sediment waves on the western flank of the Zapiola Drift, Argentine Basin: Evidence for variations in Late Quaternary bottom flow activity

Marine Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 239-258

  Von Lom Keil, Hanno ^a   Spieß, Volkhard ^a   Hopfauf, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argentine Basin; Bottom circulation; Echosounder data; Modelling; Sediment waves

Indexed keywords

FLANKS;

DEPOSITION; DRIFT CHAMBERS; EROSION; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAVES;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

BOTTOM WATER; DEEP SEA; ECHO SOUNDER; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT WAVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037115746     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00557-1     Document Type: Article

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