Recent sedimentary processes in the Prestige site area (Galicia Bank, NW Iberian Margin) evidenced by high-resolution marine geophysical methods

Marine Geology

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 21-45

  Hernandez Molina F J ^a   Llave, E ^b   Ercilla, G ^c   Maestro, A ^b   Medialdea, T ^b   Ferrin, A ^a   Somoza, L ^b   Gracia E ^d   Masson, D G ^e   Garcia M ^c   Vizcaino, A ^d   Leon R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

^e NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

echo character analysis; Galicia Bank; high resolution seismic profiles; sedimentary process; swath bathymetry; TOBI sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; SEDIMENTS;

GALICIA BANK; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

SEDIMENTATION;

AIR GUN; ECHO SOUNDER; EROSIVITY; FAULT SCARP; GRABEN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SIDESCAN SONAR; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GALICIA BANK;

EID: 39549115454     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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