The contourite depositional system of the Gulf of Cádiz: A sedimentary model related to the bottom current activity of the Mediterranean outflow water and its interaction with the continental margin

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 11-13, 2006, Pages 1420-1463

  Hernandez Molina F J ^a   Llave, E ^b   Stow, D A V ^c   Garcia M ^d   Somoza, L ^b   Vazquez J T ^e   Lobo, F J ^f   Maestro, A ^b   Diaz del Rio V ^g   Leon R ^b   Medialdea, T ^b   Gardner, J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^f CSIC   (Spain)

^g INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^h NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Contourites; Gulf of C diz; Morphology; Sedimentary processes; Seismic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTOURITES; SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SONAR IMAGERY; SUBMARINE PHOTOGRAPHS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM CURRENT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTOURITE; DATABASE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 33748700485     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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