Intrinsic controls on the range of volumes, morphologies, and dimensions of submarine lobes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Prelat A ^a   Covault, J A ^b,c   Hodgson, D M ^a   Fildani, A ^b   Flint, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep; Depositional hierarchy; Lobe dimensions; Lobe volumes; Water lobes

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE WIDTH; CORSICA; DEEP; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DEPOSITIONAL HIERARCHY; EXTRINSIC PROCESS; FLOOR AREAS; GRAIN SIZE; INDONESIA; INTRINSIC PROCESS; LATERAL GRADIENT; LOBE DIMENSIONS; LOBE VOLUMES; NIGERIA; PER UNIT; PERMIAN; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SOURCE TO SINKS; SOUTH AFRICA; STARTING FLOW; SUPPLY RATE; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FLOORS; GEOMETRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES; TOPOGRAPHY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PERMIAN; PLEISTOCENE; SUBMARINE FAN; TECTONIC SETTING;

AMAZON FAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BORNEO; INDONESIA; KAROO; KUTEI BASIN; MAKASSAR STRAIT; SOUTH AFRICA; ZAIRE FAN;

TANQUA;

EID: 78149464371     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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