Bundled turbidite deposition in the central Pandora Trough (Gulf of Papua) since Last Glacial Maximum: Linking sediment nature and accumulation to sea level fluctuations at millennial timescale

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Jorry, Stéphan J ^a,b   Droxler, André W ^a   Mallarino, Gianni ^c   Dickens, Gerald R ^a   Bentley, Sam J ^d   Beaufort, Luc ^e   Peterson, Larry C ^f   Opdyke, Bradley N ^g  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

^c PanTerra Geoconsultants BV   (Netherlands)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ARAGONITE; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHELF BREAK; TIMESCALE; TURBIDITE; YOUNGER DRYAS;

CORAL SEA; GULF OF PAPUA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PANDORA TROUGH;

EID: 44449103110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000649     Document Type: Article

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