Initiation and evolution of turbidity current sediment waves in the Magdalena turbidite system

Marine Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 153-169

  Ercilla, Gemma ^a   Wynn, Russell B ^b   Alonso, Belén ^a   Baraza, Jesús ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magdalena Turbidite System; Numerical models; Sediment waves; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT WAVE FIELDS;

MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; WAVES;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FORMATION MECHANISM; SEDIMENT WAVE; SLOPE ANGLE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WAVE FIELD;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0346319005     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00553-4     Document Type: Article

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