Characterization of a mud deposit offshore of the Patos Lagoon, southern Brazil

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 597-608

  Reed, Allen H ^a   Faas, Richard W ^b   Allison, Mead A ^c   Calliari, Lauro J ^d   Holland, K T ^a   O'Reilly, S E ^e   Vaughan, W C ^e   Alves, A ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^e MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mud; Geochronology; Rheology; Sediment strength; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUD; RHEOLOGY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

BRAZIL; PATOS LAGOON; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61349107288     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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