An inverse problem to infer paleoflow conditions from turbidites

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Falcini, Federico ^a   Marini, Mattia ^b   Milli, Salvatore ^b   Moscatelli, Massimiliano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITY;

ANALYTIC SOLUTION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; APENNINES; CURRENT PROFILE; CURRENT VELOCITY; DEPOSITIONAL EVENT; DURATION TIME; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; OUTCROP DATA; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; TIME SPAN; TURBIDITY CURRENT; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CURRENT VELOCITY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; MESSINIAN; OUTCROP; PALEOHYDROLOGY; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 76449087200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005294     Document Type: Article

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