Sedimentary processes in the middle Nazaré Canyon

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2369-2387

  Masson, D G ^a   Huvenne, V A I ^a   de Stigter, H C ^b   Arzola, R G ^a   LeBas, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gravity flow; Heterogeneity; Landslide; Nazar Canyon; Nepheloid layer; Sediment deposition; Sediment transport; Submarine canyon

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FLOWS; HETEROGENEITY; NEPHELOID LAYER; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIODIVERSITY; DEBRIS; EROSION; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL MECHANICS; SONAR; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SEDIMENTATION;

ADVECTION; BEDFORM; CANYON; DATA INTERPRETATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAVITY FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HOLOCENE; LANDSLIDE; MESOZOIC; OUTCROP; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SATELLITE DATA; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SONAR IMAGERY; SUBMARINE CANYON; SWATH BATHYMETRY; TERRACE; TURBIDITE; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN ABYSSAL PLAIN; NAZARE CANYON;

EID: 80054026111     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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