Erosional channel incision and the origin of large sediment waves in Trondheimsfjorden, central Norway

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-240

  Bøe, Reidulv ^a   Bugge, Tom ^b   Rise, Leif ^a   Eidnes, Grim ^c   Eide, Asle ^b   Mauring, Eirik ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EROSION; MARINE ENGINEERING; RIVERS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; THICKNESS CONTROL; TURBIDITY; WAVES;

EROSIONAL CHANNELS; HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS; SEDIMENT WAVES; TURBIDITY CURRENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

DOWNCUTTING; FJORD; MASS MOVEMENT; SEDIMENT WAVE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TRONDHEIMSFJORD; WORLD;

EID: 7944238246     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-004-0180-3     Document Type: Article

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