Sediment distribution and evolution of sedimentary processes in a small sandy turbidite system (Golo system, Mediterranean Sea): Implications for various geometries based on core framework

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 373-395

  Gervais, A ^a   Mulder, T ^a   Savoye, B ^b   Gonthier, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBULENCE;

GOLO MARGIN; HEMIPELAGIC SEDIMENTS; SAND-RICH HYPERCONCENTRATED; SANDY TURBIDITE SYSTEM;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

HIGHSTAND; HYDRODYNAMICS; INCISED VALLEY; LOWSTAND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TURBIDITE; TURBULENT FLOW;

CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37849188984     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-006-0045-z     Document Type: Article

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