The timing of sediment transport down Monterey Submarine Canyon, offshore California

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 103-121

  Stevens, T ^a   Paull, C K ^b   Ussler, W ^b   McGann, M ^c   Buylaert, J P ^d,e   Lundsten, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINES; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CHANNEL SYSTEMS; HEMIPELAGIC SEDIMENTS; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; SAND TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE CANYON; TEMPORARY STORAGE;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; QUARTZ; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE CANYON;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY CANYON; MONTEREY FAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84974816130     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30931.1     Document Type: Article

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