Repeated fluid expulsion through sub-seabed chimneys offshore Norway in response to glacial cycles

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 305, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 297-308

  Plaza Faverola, Andreia ^a   Bünz, Stefan ^a   Mienert, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D seismic; Chimneys; Fluid flow; Glacial cycles; Nyegga; P Cable

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC; FLUID FLOW; GLACIAL CYCLES; NYEGGA; P-CABLE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CABLES; CHIMNEYS; DEBRIS; FLUIDS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEBRIS FLOW; EMPLACEMENT; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; POCKMARK; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWAY; NORWEGIAN MARGIN [NORWEGIAN SEA]; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 79955103593     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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