Contourites: Physical oceanography, process sedimentology, and petroleum geology
The purpose of this critical review is to address fundamental principles associated with contourites and other bottom-current deposits. The four basic types of deep-marine bottom currents are: (1) thermohaline-induced geostrophic contour currents, (2) wind-driven bottom currents, (3) tide-driven bot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-04-01
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Series: | Petroleum Exploration and Development |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187638041730023X |