Hybrid sediment gravity flow deposits - Classification, origin and significance

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1900-1918

  Haughton, Peter ^a   Davis, Christopher ^a   McCaffrey, William ^b   Barker, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Linked debrite; Sediment gravity flow; Transitional flow; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; LAMINAR FLOW; OCEAN CURRENTS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBIDITY; TURBULENCE;

FLOW TRANSFORMATIONS; FORCE TRANSFORMATIONS; LATERAL HETEROGENEITY; LINKED DEBRITE; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; TRANSITIONAL FLOW; TURBIDITE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

DEPOSITS;

BEDLOAD; CLASSIFICATION; DEBRIS FLOW; EROSION RATE; FAILURE MECHANISM; GRAVITY FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; RHEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 70350142543     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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