Deep turbidity currents in shadow channels

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Mohring, David ^a,b   Buttles, James ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel geometry; Sedimentary processes; Submarine fans; Turbidite; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL GEOMETRY; SUBMARINE FANS; TURBIDITY CURRENTS; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

CHANNEL FLOW; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITY; DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TURBIDITY;

SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; CHANNEL; CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITION; SHALLOW WATER; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY;

EID: 33846979475     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22716A.1     Document Type: Article

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