Respective contributions of tectonic and gravity-driven processes on the structural pattern in the Eastern Nile deep-sea fan: Insights from physical experiments

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 765-782

  Loncke, L ^a   Vendeville, B C ^b   Gaullier, V ^a   Mascle, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAVITY WAVE; LINEAMENT; MESSINIAN; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEAMOUNT; SUBMARINE FAN; TECTONICS;

EGYPT; NILE [UGANDA]; SUEZ RIFT; UGANDA;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 77956410586     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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