Past and present deepwater contour-current bedforms at the base of the Sigsbee Escarpment, northern Gulf of Mexico

Using a high-resolution deep-towed seismic system, we have discovered a series of contour-current bedforms at the base of the Sigsbee Escarpment in the Bryant Canyon region of the northern Gulf of Mexico. We identify a continuum of bedforms that include furrows, meandering furrows, flutes and fully...

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Main Author: Bean, Daniel Andrew
Other Authors: Bryant, William R.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1007
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1007