Morphosedimentology of submarine mass-movements and gravity flows offshore Sept-Îles, NW Gulf of St. Lawrence (Québec, Canada)

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 287-296

  Lajeunesse, P ^a   St Onge, G ^b   Labbe G ^c   Locat, J ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glaciated margin; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Marine geomorphology; Multibeam bathymetry; Submarine mass movements

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; LANDFORMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINES; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

GLACIATED MARGINS; GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE; LARGE EARTHQUAKES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS MOVEMENT; MASS-WASTING EVENTS; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; SUBBOTTOM PROFILERS;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 84877685274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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