Sediment transport processes from the topset to the foreset of a crenulated clinoform (Adriatic Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 452-474

  Puig, P ^a   Ogston, A S ^b   Guillen J ^a   Fain, A M V ^b   Palanques, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; HOLOCENE; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHELF SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PESCARA RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846807398     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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