3D seismic evidence of internal structure within Tampen Slide deposits on the North Sea Fan: Are chaotic deposits that chaotic?

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 605-616

  Gafeira, J ^a,b   Long, D ^a   Scrutton, R ^b   Evans, D ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; MASS MOVEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC DATA; SUBMARINE FAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; TAMPEN SPUR;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 77951886945     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-047     Document Type: Article

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