Subseafloor stratigraphic profiling and soil classification from piezocone tests: A case study in the Gulf of Lion (NW Mediterranean Sea)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Lafuerza, S ^a   Frigola, J ^a   Canals, M ^a   Jouet, G ^b   Bassetti, M ^c   Sultan, N ^b   Berne S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c IMAGES   (France)

Author keywords

Gulf of lion; Piezocone; Soil classification; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249104009     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001845     Document Type: Article

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