Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa Monica Bay from multibeam mapping

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-46

  Gardner, James V ^a   Dartnell, Peter ^a   Mayer, Larry A ^b   Hughes Clarke, John E ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backscatter; California borderland; Geomorphology; Multibeam; Submarine canyons

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; BATHYMETRY; MAPPING; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

MULTIBEAM MAPPING;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; MULTIBEAM SONAR; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; CLIMATE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410967     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00323-9     Document Type: Review

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