Recognising triggers for soft-sediment deformation: Current understanding and future directions

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 133-140

  Owen, Geraint ^a   Moretti, Massimo ^b   Alfaro, Pedro ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Seismites; Soft sediment deformation; Trigger mechanisms

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; PRESTON; SARDINIA; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMITES; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMITE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 79952449208     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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