Cenozoic deformational structures on the Galicia Bank Region (NW Iberian continental margin)

Marine Geology

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 128-149

  Vazquez J T ^a   Medialdea, T ^b   Ercilla, G ^c   Somoza, L ^b   Estrada, F ^c   Fernandez Puga M C ^b   Gallart, J ^d   Gracia E ^e   Maestro, A ^b   Sayago, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^e CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; fault reactivation; Galicia Bank; morphostructure; physiography; tectonics

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CENOZOIC DEFORMATIONAL STRUCTURES; FAULT REACTIVATION; GALICIA BANK; MORPHOSTRUCTURE; PHYSIOGRAPHY;

TECTONICS;

BATHYMETRY; CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRABEN; OROGENY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; RIFTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONICS; WRECK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; GALICIA BANK;

EID: 39549103245     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.09.014     Document Type: Article

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