Turbiditic levee deposition in response to climate changes: The Var Sedimentary Ridge (Ligurian Sea)

Marine Geology

Volumn 279, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 148-161

  Jorry, Stéphan J ^a   Jégou, Isabelle ^a   Emmanuel, Laurent ^b   Silva Jacinto, Ricardo ^a   Savoye, Bruno ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Last deglaciation; Ligurian Sea; Overbank deposits; Turbidity currents; Var Sedimentary Ridge

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATIONS; LIGURIAN SEA; OVERBANK DEPOSITS; TURBIDITY CURRENTS; VAR SEDIMENTARY RIDGE;

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LEVEES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITY; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE BASIN; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOLOCENE; LAST DEGLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LEVEE; MUD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE FAN; TIMESCALE; TURBIDITY;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 78650809689     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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