Geological overview of the Angola-Congo margin, the Congo deep-sea fan and its submarine valleys

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 2169-2182

  Savoye, Bruno ^a   Babonneau, Nathalie ^b,c   Dennielou, Bernard ^a   Bez, Martine ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

Congo channel; Congo Angola margin; Sedimentary deposits; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CONGO CHANNEL; CONGO-ANGOLA MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECTURE; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; TURBIDITE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SUBMARINE CANYON; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ANGOLAN MARGIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONGO FAN; CONGO MARGIN;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 71749089592     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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