Effects of storm events on the shelf-to-basin sediment transport in the southwestern end of the Gulf of Lions (Northwestern Mediterranean)

Shelf-to-basin sediment transport during storms was studied at the southwestern end of the Gulf of Lions from November 2003 to March 2004. Waves, near-bottom currents, temperature and sediment fluxes were measured on the inner shelf at 28-m depth, in the Cap de Creus submarine canyon head at 300-m d...

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Main Authors: A. Palanques, P. Puig, J. Guillén, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Latasa, R. Scharek, J. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/843/2011/nhess-11-843-2011.pdf