Timing and distribution of calciturbidites around a deeply submerged carbonate platform in a seismically active setting (Pedro Bank, Northern Nicaragua Rise, Caribbean Sea)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 573-592

  Andresen, N ^a   Reijmer, J J G ^a   Droxler, A W ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calciturbidites; Carbonate platforms; Highstand bundling; Sea level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION; TURBIDITE;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0142187185     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-003-0340-0     Document Type: Article

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