Geomorphology, stability and mobility of the Currituck slide

Marine Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 28-40

  Locat, Jacques ^a   Lee, Homa ^b   ten Brink, Uri S ^b   Twichell, David ^b   Geist, Eric ^b   Sansoucy, Mylène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Currituck; flow; mobility; stability; submarine slides; yield strength

Indexed keywords

CURRITUCK; FLOW; MOBILITY; SUBMARINE SLIDES; YIELD STRENGTH;

AQUIFERS; DEBRIS; EARTHQUAKES; GAS HYDRATES; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; LANDFORMS; PORE PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES; YIELD STRESS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

BACK ANALYSIS; COASTAL AQUIFER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC SURVEY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650156470     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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