Morphobathymetric analysis and evidence of submarine mass movements in the western Gulf of Taranto (Calabria margin, Ionian Sea)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 791-805

  Rebesco, M ^a   Neagu, Raluka C ^b   Cuppari, A ^c   Muto, F ^d   Accettella, D ^a   Dominici, R ^d   Cova, A ^a   Romano, C ^d   Caburlotto, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gulf of Taranto; Mass movements; Morphobathymetry; Sub bottom profiling

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS MOVEMENT; MASS WASTING; SEAFLOOR; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

GULF OF TARANTO; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 67349168099     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0429-1     Document Type: Article

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