Submarine canyons in the bathtub

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-11

  Métivier, François ^a   Lajeunesse, Eric ^a   Cacas, Marie Christine ^b  

^a UMR 7579   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EROSIONAL PROCESS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; SEDIMENTARY INFILL; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; SPONTANEOUS FORMATION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SUBMARINES;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; SUBMARINE CANYON;

EID: 14844349618     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2005.002     Document Type: Article

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