Seismostratigraphic analysis with centennial to decadal time resolution of the sediment sink in the Ganges-Brahmaputra subaqueous delta

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 712-730

  Palamenghi, Luisa ^a,b   Schwenk, Tilmann ^a   Spiess, Volkhard ^a   Kudrass, Hermann R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinoform; Ganges Brahmaputra; High resolution seismic; Liquefaction flow; Sediment budget; Sediment echosounder

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DEEP SEA; DELTA; ECHO SOUNDER; LIQUEFACTION; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMIC DATA; SUBSIDENCE; VULNERABILITY;

BANGLADESH; GANGES DELTA;

GORGONACEA;

EID: 79952572514     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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