High-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Galicia Bank Region and neighbouring abyssal plains (NW Iberian continental margin)

Marine Geology

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 108-127

  Ercilla, G ^a   Garcia Gil S ^b   Estrada, F ^a   Gracia E ^c   Vizcaino, A ^c   Vaquez J T ^d   Diaz S ^c   Vilas, F ^b   Casas, D ^a   Alonso, B ^a   Danobeitia J ^c   Farran, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

facies architecture; Galicia Bank; high resolution seismic profiles; sedimentary evolution; seismic facies; stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BASEMENT; HIGH-RESOLUTION SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY EVOLUTION;

SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; TECTONICS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ABYSSAL PLAIN; ALBIAN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FACIES; MASS MOVEMENT; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC PHENOMENA; VALANGINIAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BISCAY ABYSSAL PLAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA BANK; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39649109232     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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