The Sklinnadjupet slide and its relation to the Elsterian glaciation on the mid-Norwegian margin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 569-583

  Rise, L ^a   Ottesen, D ^a   Longva, O ^a   Solheim, A ^b   Andersen, E S ^c   Ayers, S ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental slope; Norwegian Sea; Pleistocene; Submarine slide

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GLACIAL EROSION; NORWEGIAN SEA; SKLINNADJUPET SLIDE SCAR;

DEPOSITION; GLACIERS; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIATION; PLEISTOCENE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 33746679928     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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