Frontally confined versus frontally emergent submarine landslides: A 3D seismic characterisation

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 585-604

  Frey Martínez, Jose ^a   Cartwright, Joe ^a   James, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D seismic data; Slide mechanics; Submarine landslides; Toe regions

Indexed keywords

SLIDE MECHANICS; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; TOE REGIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LIMESTONE; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

LANDSLIDES;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EMPLACEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST); MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33746511545     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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