Polyphase emplacement of a 30 km3 blocky debris avalanche and its role in slope-gully development

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 5th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 213-222

  Mountjoy, Joshu J ^a   Micallef, Aaron ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bathymetry kuroshio current; Debris avalanche; Morphometric; Multibeam bathymetry; Seafloor development; Seismic reflection; Slope gullies; Subduction margin

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; EROSION; LANDSLIDES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SUBMARINES;

DEBRIS AVALANCHES; KUROSHIO CURRENT; MORPHOMETRIC; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SLOPE GULLIES; SUBDUCTION MARGIN;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 84904105292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3_19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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