Southern Weddell Sea shelf edge geomorphology: Implications for gully formation by the overflow of high-salinity water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Gales, J A ^a,b   Larter, R D ^a   Mitchell, N C ^b   Hillenbrand, C D ^a   Sterhus, S ^c   Shoosmith, D R ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DENSE WATER; ECHO SOUNDER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY; ICE SHELF; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; SHELF BREAK; WATER MASS;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 84869471796     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JF002357     Document Type: Article

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