Mapping of seabed morphology and shallow sediment structure of the Mauritania continental margin, Northwest Africa: Some implications for geohazard potential

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-176

  Krastel, Sebastian ^a   Wynn, Russell B ^b   Hanebuth, Till J J ^a   Henrich, Rüdiger ^a   Holz, Christine ^a   Meggers, Helge ^a   Kuhlmann, Holger ^a   Georgiopoulou, Aggeliki ^b   Schulz, Horst D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; RETROGRESSION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

AFRICA; MAURITANIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34247646435     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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