Gas-charged sediments in the Ría de Arousa: Short- to long-term fluctuations?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 467-479

  Diez, R ^a   Garcia Gil S ^a   Duran R ^a   Vilas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

pockmarks; R a de Arousa; seeps; shallow gas; variations of acoustic turbidity

Indexed keywords

GAS FIELD; SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; RIA DE AROSA; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846187741     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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