Downward particle fluxes in the Guadiaro submarine canyon depositional system (north-western Alboran Sea), a river flood dominated system

Marine Geology

Volumn 220, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 23-40

  Palanques, Albert ^a   El Khatab, Mohamed ^a   Puig, Pere ^a   Masqué, Pere ^b   Sánchez Cabeza, Joan Albert ^c   Isla, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; Downward particle fluxes; Sedimentary processes; Submarine canyon

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETERS; MOORING; NITROGEN; SUBMARINES;

ALBORAN SEA; DOWNWARD PARTICLE FLUXES; SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES; SUBMARINE CANYON;

FLOODS;

PARTICULATE FLUX; RIVER DISCHARGE; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 26044456393     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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