How did thin submarine debris flows carry boulder-sized intraclasts for remarkable distances across low gradients to the far reaches of the Mississippi fan?

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 829-851

  Talling, Peter J ^a   Wynn, Russell B ^a   Schmmidt, Daniela N ^b   Rixon, Rebecca ^b,d   Sumner, Esther ^a   Amy, Lawrence ^c,e  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINES; TURBIDITY;

DEBRIS FLOW DEPOSITS; INTERNAL GEOMETRY; MULTIPLE PULSE; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SUBMARINE DEBRIS FLOW; TRANSPORT DISTANCES; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

DEBRIS;

BOULDER; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI FAN;

EID: 77958498582     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.076     Document Type: Article

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