Effects of topography on lofting gravity flows: Implications for the deposition of deep-water massive sands

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1366-1378

  Stevenson, Christopher J ^a   Peakall, Jeff ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep water massive sands; Experiment; Hyperpycnal; Lofting; Scale model; Topography; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DEEP-WATER MASSIVE SANDS; DEEPWATER; HYPERPYCNAL; SCALE MODEL; SCALE MODELS;

BUOYANCY; DEPOSITS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDROCARBONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SAND; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER;

EXPERIMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVITY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 77954656773     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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