Morphology and mechanics of submarine spreading: A case study from the Storegga Slide

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Micallef, Aaron ^a   Masson, Douglas G ^a   Berndt, Christian ^a   Stow, Dorrik A V ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FRICTION; MASS MOVEMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SLIP; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TROUGH; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA; STOREGGA SLIDE;

EID: 36249012420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000739     Document Type: Article

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