Nature and rates of fine-sedimentation on a mid-shelf: "La Grande Vasière" (Bay of Biscay, France)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2099-2115

  Dubrulle, C ^a,b   Jouanneau, J M ^b   Lesueur, P ^a   Bourillet, J F ^c   Weber, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Continental shelf; Fine sediment fraction; Mud; Radionuclides; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; LEAD ISOTOPE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIONUCLIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; X-RAY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; GLENAN ISLANDS; GRANDE VASIERE; ILLE-ET-VILAINE; LOIRE RIVER; ROCHEBONNE; VILAINE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548587371     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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