Geomorphological and paleogeographic characterization of continental shelf of the Apodi-Mossoró river, RN/Brazil

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 88, Issue , 2006, Pages 351-360

  Lima, S F ^a   Vital, H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apodi river; Bathymetry; Brazilian margin; Digital terrain model; Incised valley system; Morpho estratigraphyc analysis; Petroleum site; Rio Grande do Norte State; Shallow seismic; Side scan sonar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATA PROCESSING; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HARBOR; INCISED VALLEY; MARGINAL BASIN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PETROLEUM; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL; SIDESCAN SONAR;

APODI RIVER; BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

APODI;

EID: 36148987228     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/CENV060331     Document Type: Article

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