Generation and migration of coarse-grained sediment waves in turbidity current channels and channel-lobe transition zones

Marine Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 59-78

  Wynn, Russell B ^a   Piper, David J W ^b   Gee, Martin J R ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Channels; Sediment waves; Sidescan sonar; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

SUBMARINE CHANNELS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVEL; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SAND; WAVES;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT WAVE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SIDESCAN SONAR; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0346319006     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(02)00549-2     Document Type: Article

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