Geomorphology and sedimentary processes of a modern confined braided submarine channel belt (Stromboli slope valley, southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 81, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 686-701

  Gamberi, Fabiano ^a   Marani, Michael ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; EROSION; MORPHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RIVERS; SUBMARINES;

BED-LOAD TRANSPORT; FLOW STRATIFICATION; HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS; LATERAL MIGRATION; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; TRIGGERING MECHANISM;

LANDFORMS;

BEDLOAD; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVITY FLOW; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE; TRIBUTARY;

ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

EID: 82055208302     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2011.56     Document Type: Article

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