The Southern Brazilian shelf: general characteristics, quaternary evolution and sediment distribution

The Southern Brazilian shelf: general characteristics, quaternary evolution and sediment distribution

Extending from latitude 34ºS to 22ºS the Southern Brazilian shelf constitutes the only part of the Brazilian shelf with a subtropical to temperate environment. The studies on the different geological aspects of the area began in the 1960's and have recently been reassessed after studies related...

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Main Authors: Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques, Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa, Valdenir Veronese Furtado, Moysés Gonsalez Tessler, Felipe Antonio de Lima Toledo, Leticia Burone, Rubens Cesar Lopes Figueira, Daniel Andreas Klein, Cristina Celia Martins, Daniel Pavani Vicente Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Plataforma continental
Sedimentação
Variações do nível do mar
Último ciclo glacial
Continental shelf
Sedimentation
Sea level changes
Last glacial cycle
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