Morphological and structural analysis in the Anaga offshore massif, Canary Islands: Fractures and debris avalanches relationships

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 91-112

  Llanes, P ^a   Munoz A ^b   Munoz Martin A ^a   Acosta, J ^b   Herranz, P ^b   Carbo A ^a   Palomo, C ^b   Carrillo, F ^c   Mate C ^c   Ballesteros, M ^d   Vaquero, M ^d   Martin Davila J ^e   Catalan M ^e   Marin J A ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Grupo de Cartografía Multihaz   (Spain)

^c Instituto Hidrografico de la Marina   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e Real Observatorio de la Armada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaga massif; Bathymetry; Debris avalanche; Fractures; Tenerife island

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); BATHYMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; VOLCANOES;

OCEANIC ISLANDS; OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; SEISMIC PROFILES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 23344445440     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-004-1335-3     Document Type: Article

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