Influence of sediment drift accumulation on the passage of gravity-driven sediment flows in the Iceland Basin, NE Atlantic

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-233

  Elliott, Gavin M ^a   Parson, Lindsay M ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gardar Drift; Iceland Basin; J kulhlaups; Maury Channel; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT DRIFT ACCUMULATION; TURBIDITY CURRENTS; UNCONFINED FLOW; VOLCANICLASTIC TURBIDITY;

BATHYMETRY; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SEISMIC WAVES; VOLCANOES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ACCUMULATION; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FRACTURE ZONE; PROVENANCE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GARDAR; GREENLAND; ICELAND BASIN;

EID: 39049119410     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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