Geological evolution of the volcanic island La Gomera, Canary Islands, from analysis of its geomorphology

Marine Geology

Volumn 264, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 123-139

  Llanes, P ^a   Herrera, R ^b   Gomez M ^c   Munoz A ^c   Acosta, J ^c   Uchupi, E ^d   Smith, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; debris avalanches; knickpoints; La Gomera; shelf; submarine canyon

Indexed keywords

CANARY ISLANDS; DEBRIS AVALANCHES; KNICKPOINTS; LA GOMERA; SHELF; SUBMARINE CANYON;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; DEBRIS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINES; TURBIDITY; VOLCANOES;

LANTHANUM;

ARCHIPELAGO; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DENUDATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LANDSLIDE; SUBMARINE CANYON; VOLCANIC ISLAND; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOMERA; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67650759387     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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