Morphosedimentary features and recent depositional architectural model of the Cantabrian continental margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-83

  Ercilla, G ^a   Casas, D ^a   Estrada, F ^a   Vazquez J T ^b   Iglesias, J ^a,c   Garcia M ^a   Gomez M ^d   Acosta, J ^d   Gallart, J ^e   Maestro Gonzalez A ^f  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian margin; Cap Ferret Fan; Contourite; Depositional architecture; Mass movements; Morphosedimentary features

Indexed keywords

CAP FERRET FAN; CONTOURITES; DEPOSITIONAL ARCHITECTURE; EVACUATION; MASS MOVEMENTS; MORPHOSEDIMENTARY FEATURES;

CHANNEL FLOW; DEPOSITION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

BATHYMETRY;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL RISE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CONTOURITE; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DRAINAGE; EROSION; MASS MOVEMENT; MORPHOSTRUCTURE; SEAFLOOR; SLOPE FAILURE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

MUSTELA;

EID: 37249063676     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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