Title

Shelf margin reef morphology: a clue to major off-shelf sediment transport routes, Grand Cayman Island, West Indies.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1983

Abstract

Side-scan sonar, high-resolution seismic, and echo-sounder data, coupled with the results of other reef-related studies on Grand Cayman Island, show that abundant sediments have accumulated on the deep fore-reef shelf. The most important accumulation sites are on the downdrift NW and SW flanks of the island, where gradients from high to low energy are maximized.-from Author

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Atoll Research Bulletin

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