Deposits of flows transitional between turbidity current and debris flow

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 991-994

  Sumner, Esther J ^a,c   Talling, Peter J ^a,c   Amy, Lawrence A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLUME; CLEAN SAND; DEBRIS FLOWS; FLOW TYPE; MUD CONTENTS; MUDDY SAND; SAND CONTENT; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; SEDIMENT LADEN FLOWS; TRANSITIONAL FLOW; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

DEBRIS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBIDITY;

DEPOSITS;

DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITY FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; SUBMARINE; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 70450203603     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G30059A.1     Document Type: Article

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