Sustained turbidity currents and their interaction with debrite-related topography; Labuan Island, offshore NW Borneo, Malaysia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 77-96

  Jackson, Christopher A L ^a   Johnson, Howard D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Debrite; Slope topography; Submarine slope; Sustained turbidity current; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CLAST; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; GRAVITY FLOW; LAMINATION; MIOCENE; MUDSTONE; SCOUR; SEAFLOOR; SUBMARINE SLOPE; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ASIA; BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; LABUAN; LABUAN ISLAND; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 67651180520     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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