The El Masnou infralittoral sedimentary environment (Barcelona province, NW Mediterranean sea): Morphology and Holocene seismic stratigraphy;El Ambiente sedimentario infralitoral de el masnou (provincia de Barcelona, Mediterráneo No): Morfología y estratigrafía sísmica del Holoceno

Scientia Marina

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 179-196

  Ercilla, Gemma ^a   Estrada, Ferran ^a   Casas, David ^a   Duràn, Ruth ^a   Nuez, Marta ^a   Alonso, Belén ^a   Farrán, Marcel Lí ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

El masnou; Holocene; Infralittoral environment; Morphology; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HOLOCENE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 77949459651     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2010.74n1179     Document Type: Article

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