Abyssal circulation change in the equatorial Atlantic: Evidence from Cenozoic sedimentary drifts off West Africa

Marine Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 49-61

  Jones, E John W ^a   Okada, Hakuyu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctic Bottom Water; Atlantic; drift deposits; fracture zones; paleocirculation; seismic reflection profiles

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER (AABW); ATLANTIC; DRIFT DEPOSITS; FRACTURE ZONES; PALEOCIRCULATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES;

COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTS; WATER;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; CENOZOIC; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITION; DRIFT (GLACIAL DEPOSIT); FRACTURE ZONE; ICE SHEET;

AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33748932508     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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