Climate and sea level induced turbidite activity in a canyon system offshore the hyperarid Western Sahara (Mauritania): The Timiris Canyon

Marine Geology

Volumn 275, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 178-198

  Henrich, Rüdiger ^a   Cherubini, Yvonne ^a   Meggers, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate archives in canyons; Hyperarid continental margins; NW African maritime climate; Slope sedimentary regimes; Submarine canyons; Turbidite frequencies

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE SHIFTS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CYCLICITY; DEGLACIAL; DUNE FIELDS; EOLIAN DUST; HOLOCENES; MARITIME CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS; SHELF EDGES; SUBMARINE CANYON; TRADE WINDS; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES; TURBIDITY;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

ARID REGION; CANYON; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEGLACIATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; LEVEE; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; SAND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITE; UPWELLING;

MAURITANIA; SAHARA;

EID: 77955270212     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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