TY - BOOK ID - 61116826 TI - Contourites AU - Rebesco, M. AU - Camerlenghi, A. PY - 2008 SN - 1282169114 9786612169113 9786611928766 0080931863 0444529985 PB - Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Marine sediments. KW - Sedimentation and deposition. KW - Deposition and sedimentation KW - Sedimentary processes KW - Physical geology KW - Bottom deposits (Oceanography) KW - Bottom sediments (Oceanography) KW - Deep-sea deposits KW - Deposits, Deep-sea KW - Marine deposits KW - Sediments, Marine KW - Ocean bottom KW - Sedimentation and deposition KW - Submarine geology KW - Sediments (Geology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61116826 AB - Contourites are sediments deposited or substantially reworked by bottom currents. The study of contourites is crucial for several fields of fundamental and applied research: paleoclimatology and paleo-oceanography, since these fairly continuous and relatively high-resolution sediments hold the key for priceless information on the variability in circulation patter, current velocity, oceanographic history and basin interconnectivity; hydrocarbon exploration, since accumulation of source rocks may be favored by weak bottom currents, whereas ""clean"" deep-sea sands may be formed by robust flows; ER -