Incised-valley morphologies and sedimentary-fills within the inner shelf of the Bay of Biscay (France): A synthesis

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 383-396

  Chaumillon, Eric ^a   Proust, Jean Noël ^b   Menier, David ^c   Weber, Nicolas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^d EPSHOM Section Géodésie Géophysique Bureau des Ouvrages et des Produits   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; TECTONICS;

INCISED-VALLEYS; SEISMIC SURVEYS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INCISED VALLEY; LITHOLOGY; MODELING; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC SURVEY; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43449105618     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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