Subaqueous density flow processes and deposits of an island volcano landslide (Stromboli Island, Italy)

Sedimentology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1488-1504

  Marani, Michael P ^a   Gamberi, Fabiano ^a   Rosi, Mauro ^b   Bertagnini, Antonella ^c   Di Roberto, Alessio ^b  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow transitions; Island volcano; Subaqueous cohesionless density flows; Submarine landslide deposits

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; COHESIONLESS SEDIMENT; COLLAPSE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DENSITY CURRENT; DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAIN SIZE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; TSUNAMI; VOLCANIC ISLAND; WAVE GENERATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STROMBOLI; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

SCIARA;

EID: 67651122832     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2008.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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