Constraining the efficiency of turbidity current generation from submarine debris flows and slides using laboratory experiments

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 6-8, 2003, Pages 883-899

  Mohrig, David ^a   Marr, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Submarine landslides; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; TURBULENCE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEBRIS FLOW; SUBMARINE FAN; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0346243683     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.03.002     Document Type: Article

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