Sand bodies at the shelf edge in the Gulf of Lions (Western Mediterranean): Deglacial history and modern processes

Marine Geology

Volumn 234, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 93-109

  Bassetti, M A ^a,b   Jouet, G ^a,b   Dufois, F ^a   Berne S ^a   Rabineau, M ^b   Taviani, M ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^c ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

deglacial transgression; Gulf of Lions; outer shelf; sand ridges; sand transport

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIAL TRANSGRESSION; GULF OF LIONS; SAND RIDGES; SAND TRANSPORT;

DEPOSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND; SEISMOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEGLACIATION; DUNE; SAND RIDGE; SHELF BREAK; YOUNGER DRYAS;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33751517406     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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