Geomorphology of the Avilés Canyon System, Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-117

  Gómez Ballesteros, María ^a   Druet, María ^a   Muñoz, Araceli ^b   Arrese, Beatriz ^a   Rivera, Jesús ^a   Sánchez, Francisco ^c   Cristobo, Javier ^d   Parra, Santiago ^e   García Alegre, Ana ^c   González Pola, César ^c   Gallastegui, Jorge ^f   Acosta, Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b TRAGSA   (Spain)

^c Centro Oceanográfico de Santander   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aviles Canyon System; Cantabrian Margin (Bay of Biscay); Geomorphology; La Gaviera and El Corbiro; Multibeam bathymetry; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURVEYS;

AVILES CANYON SYSTEM; BAY OF BISCAY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION; SEDIMENTARY ZONE; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

LANDFORMS;

CANYON; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP SEA; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DREDGING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 84907991272     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.09.031     Document Type: Article

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