Sedimentary particle distribution and dynamics on the Nazaré canyon system and adjacent shelf (Portugal)

Marine Geology

Volumn 246, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 105-122

  Oliveira, A ^a   Santos, A I ^a   Rodrigues, A ^a   Vitorino, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO HIDROGRÁFICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

canyon; fine sediments; Iberian margin; mineralogy; Nazar ; source areas

Indexed keywords

CANYON; FINE SEDIMENTS; IBERIAN MARGIN; SOURCE AREAS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTS; WATER WAVES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOCENTER; DOWNWELLING; EROSION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE CANYON; UPWELLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LEIRIA [PORTUGAL]; NAZARE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 36749091082     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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