Mauritania Slide Complex: Morphology, seismic characterisation and processes of formation

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 451-472

  Antobreh, Andrew A ^a   Krastel, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contourites; Diapirs; Retrogressive sliding; Submarine slide; Weak layers

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DIAPIR; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; SEDIMENT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SLOPE FAILURE; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

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

EID: 34248655682     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0112-8     Document Type: Article

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