3D Anatomy of Late Neogene Contourite Drifts and Associated Mass Flows in the Faroe-Shetland Basin

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-72

  Knutz, Paul C ^a,b   Cartwright, Joseph A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053011311     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2004.029.01.07     Document Type: Article

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