Simulation of the interactions between gravity processes and contour currents on the Algarve Margin (South Portugal) using the stratigraphic forward model Sedsim

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 95-109

  Salles, T ^a   Marches E ^b   Dyt, C ^a   Griffiths, C ^a   Hanquiez, V ^b   Mulder, T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Algarve Margin; Contour currents; Gravity processes; Perched lobes formation; Process based model

Indexed keywords

ALGARVE MARGIN; CONTOUR CURRENTS; GRAVITY PROCESSES; PERCHED LOBES FORMATION; PROCESS-BASED MODEL;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTOURITE; DATA SET; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLOW VELOCITY; FORWARD MODELING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GRAVITY FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANOGRAPHY; OUTFLOW; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALGARVE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77955335847     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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