Foot of the Continental Slope of Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Tantrigoda, Dhammika A.
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, M.M.P.M.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-02T06:09:14Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-02T06:09:14Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.citation	Tantrigoda, D.A., & Fernando, M.M.P.M. (2005). Foot of the Continental Slope of Sri Lanka. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 12, 65-70.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1036
dc.description.abstract	Foot of the continental slope of Sri Lanka has been determined using satellite bathymetry information downloaded from NOAA database (http://topex.ucsd.edu) employing the second derivative method. Foot of the continental slope of Sri Lanka is situated at an average distance of about 47 km. Its maximum and minimum distances from the zero height contour are 127 km. and 16 km. Almost 70% of the foot of continental slope occurs in the depth range of 2600 -3800 m.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Continental margin	en_US
dc.subject	Continental slope	en_US
dc.title	Foot of the Continental Slope of Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.date.published	2005