Climate-induced turbidity current activity in NW-African canyon systems

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 4th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 447-459

  Henrich, R ^a   Hanebuth, T J J ^b   Cherubini, Y ^e   Krastel, S ^b,d   Pierau, R ^a   Zuhlsdorff C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^e GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate archives in canyons; Hyperarid continental margins; Submarine canyons; Turbidite frequencies

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINES;

CLIMATE ARCHIVES IN CANYONS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HEINRICH EVENTS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; SILICICLASTIC TURBIDITES; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITE FREQUENCIES; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84903452277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3071-9_37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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