The impact of cascading currents on the Bari Canyon System, SW-Adriatic Margin (Central Mediterranean)

Marine Geology

Volumn 246, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 208-230

  Trincardi, F ^a   Foglini, F ^a   Verdicchio, G ^a,b   Asioli, A ^c   Correggiari, A ^a   Minisini, D ^a,b   Piva, A ^a,b   Remia, A ^a   Ridente, D ^a   Taviani, M ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic; cascading currents; channel levee complexes; late Quaternary

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC SHELF; CASCADING CURRENTS; CHANNEL LEVEE COMPLEXES; LATE QUATERNARY;

EROSION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BOTTOM CURRENT; CANYON; DEEP SEA; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EROSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; QUATERNARY; RECONSTRUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY;

ADRIATIC SEA; BARI [BARI (PRV)]; BARI [PUGLIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 36749089457     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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