3D seismic geomorphology of mass transport complexes in a foredeep basin: Examples from the Pleistocene of the Central Adriatic Basin (Mediterranean Sea)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 294, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-141

  Dalla Valle, Giacomo ^a   Gamberi, Fabiano ^a   Rocchini, Patrizia ^b   Minisini, Daniel ^b,c   Errera, Alessia ^b   Baglioni, Luca ^b   Trincardi, Fabio ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

^c Shell Technology Centre Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

3D seismic; Rollover trajectory; Sea level variations; Slope clinoform; Submarine landslide

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA-LEVEL VARIATIONS; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT; SEISMIC FACIES ANALYSIS; SLOPE CLINOFORM; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES;

DEPOSITS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRAJECTORIES;

SEISMOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; EMPLACEMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; FOREARC BASIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MASS TRANSPORT; OROGENY; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ABRUZZI; ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PESCARA;

EID: 84880458716     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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