The Cenozoic western Svalbard margin: Sediment geometry and sedimentary processes in an area of ultraslow oceanic spreading

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 441-453

  Amundsen, Ingrid Marie Hasle ^a   Blinova, Maria ^a   Hjelstuen, Berit Oline ^a   Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Haflidason, Haflidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glaciations; Sedimentary processes; Svalbard margin; Trough mouth fans; Ultraslow spreading ridge

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIATED MARGINS; GLACIATIONS; GLACIGENIC DEBRIS FLOWS; MULTI-CHANNEL SEISMIC; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SVALBARD; ULTRA-SLOW SPREADING;

LANDFORMS;

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOACCUMULATION; GLACIATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; RIFT ZONE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBMARINE RIDGE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; BELLSUND; ISFJORDEN; KNIPOVICH RIDGE; NORWEGIAN SEA; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN; SVALBARD MARGIN;

EID: 85027957357     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-011-9127-z     Document Type: Article

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