Present deep-submarine canyons activity in the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic)

Marine Geology

Volumn 295-298, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-127

  Mulder, T ^a   Zaragosi, S ^a   Garlan, T ^b   Mavel, J ^a   Cremer, M ^a   Sottolichio, A ^a   Senechal N ^a   Schmidt, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b Section de Géodésie Géophysique   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Canyon; Current meter; In situ measurements; Internal tides; Sedimentary record; Turbulent surge

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BISCAY; CANYON; CURRENT METER; IN SITU MEASUREMENTS; INTERNAL TIDES; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; TURBULENT SURGE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; MOORING; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDES;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

CORE ANALYSIS; DEEP SEA; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERNAL TIDE; MOORING SYSTEM; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRAP; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); BAY OF BISCAY; CAPBRETON CANYON;

EID: 84855902975     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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