A topographic signature of a hydrodynamic origin for submarine gullies

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Micallef, Aaron ^a   Mountjoy, Joshu J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DENSE WATERS; DOWNSLOPE; EROSION PROCESS; GULLY EROSION; NEW ZEALAND; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; SHALLOW CHANNELS; STABLE FLUIDS; SUBMARINE GULLY; THRESHOLD PROCESS;

EROSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBMARINES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EROSION RATE; GRAVITY FLOW; GULLY EROSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEAWATER; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SUBDUCTION; SUBMARINE; TOPOGRAPHY;

COOK STRAIT; HIKURANGI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

EID: 78851470434     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31475.1     Document Type: Article

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