High-resolution analysis of submarine lobes deposits: Seismic-scale outcrops of the Lauzanier area (SE Alps, France)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 160-191

  Mulder, Thierry ^a   Callec, Yannick ^b   Parize, Olivier ^c   Joseph, Philippe ^d   Schneider, Jean Luc ^a   Robin, Cécile ^e   Dujoncquoy, Emmanuel ^e   Salles, Tristan ^a,d   Allard, Jonathan ^a   Bonnel, Cédric ^f   Ducassou, Emmanuelle ^a   Etienne, Samuel ^a   Ferger, Brice ^a   Gaudin, Mathieu ^g   Hanquiez, Vincent ^a   Linares, Fabien ^a   Marchès, Elodie ^a   Toucanne, Samuel ^a   Zaragosi, Sébastien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c AREVA NP   (France)

^d IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^g IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Annot Sandstone; Channelled lobe; Confined basin; Gravity processes; Non channelled lobe; Topographic compensation

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

CHANNELLED LOBE; CONFINED BASINS; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; NON-CHANNELLED LOBE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TURBIDITE SYSTEMS;

DEPOSITS;

CONGLOMERATE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FACIES; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAVITY FLOW; OUTCROP; RUPELIAN; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITE; UPLIFT;

ALPS; FRANCE;

BARTONIA;

EID: 77955334365     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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