Morphology and acoustic character of the antarctic wilkes land turbidite systems: ice-sheet-soürced versus river-sourced fans

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-93

  Escutia, C ^a,b   Eittreim, S L ^a,b   Cooper, A K ^a,b   Nelson, C H ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ACOUSTIC CHARACTERS; CONTINENTAL ICE SHEET; CONTINENTAL RISE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELVES; SHALLOW CHANNELS; TURBIDITE SYSTEMS; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ICE;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; ALLUVIAL FAN; CONTINENTAL RISE; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; MORPHOLOGY; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 12944268863     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40900-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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