Landslide geomorphology along the exmouth plateau continental margin, North West Shelf, Australia

Australian Geomechanics Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 71-91

  Hengesh, J V ^a   Dirstein, J K ^b   Stanley, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GEOMORPHIC MAPPING; INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; NORTH WEST SHELVES; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; SUBMARINE SLOPE FAILURES;

DEPOSITS; HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFACES; SURVEYS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBIDITY;

DEBRIS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; MOBILIZATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; SHELF BREAK; SLOPE FAILURE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; SUBMARINE SLOPE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WATER DEPTH;

AUSTRALIA; CARNARVON BASIN; EXMOUTH PLATEAU; INDIAN OCEAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84892732329     PISSN: 08189110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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