Seismic patterns of a muddy contourite fan (Vema Channel, South Brazilian Basin) and a sandy distal turbidite deep-sea fan (Cap Ferret system, Bay of Biscay): A comparison

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 81-110

  Faugeres J C ^a   Imbert, P ^b   Mezerais M L ^a   Cremer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscaye; Contourite drift; Distal deep sea fan; Neogene; Quaternary; S. Brazilian Basin; Seismic patterns

Indexed keywords

CONTOURITE; DEEP SEA FAN; SEISMIC DATA; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0043261621     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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