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European margin sediment dynamics : side-scan sonar and seismic images /

This book provides acoustic images about sedimentary systems of the shelf edge, slope and deep-sea-floor. Data obtained by the European North Atlantic Margin and the STEAM Project shows areas of potential instability and deepwater sediment transport systems on the continental slope. The knowledge ga...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mienert, J. (Jürgen), Weaver, P. P. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, [2003]
Subjects:
Marine sediments > North Atlantic Ocean > Remote sensing.
Continental margins > Europe > Remote sensing.
Sediment transport > North Atlantic Ocean > Remote sensing.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Geophysical methods, terminology and glossary
  • Norwegian Margin
  • Slides & Debris flows
  • Fans & Debris flows
  • Channels
  • Drifts
  • Gas Hydrates and Fluid Escape Features
  • Diapirs
  • Faroe-Shetland Margin
  • Porcupine & Rockall Margin
  • The Celtic and Armorican Margin
  • South Iberian and Canaries Margin.