Geotechnical considerations of submarine canyon formation: The case of Cap de Creus canyon

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 221-230

  Sansoucy, M ^a   Locat, J ^a   Lee, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY;

DEPOSITIONAL EVENT; GEOTECHNICAL PROFILE; INITIAL STABILITIES; NATURAL PROCESS; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITY CURRENT; UNDRAINED CONDITIONS;

SUBMARINES;

EID: 84883745557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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