Palaeoceanographic interpretation of a seismic profile from the southern mozambique ridge, Southwestern Indian ocean

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 449-458

  Uenzelmann Neben, G ^a   Watkeys, M K ^b   Kretzinger, W ^b   Frank, M ^c   Heuer, L ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DEEP WATER; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; WATER MASS;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE RIDGE;

EID: 84857022039     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.449     Document Type: Article

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