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Direct sediment transfer from land to deep-sea: Insights into shallow multibeam bathymetry at La Réunion Island
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Babonneau, Nathalie; Delacourt, Christophe; Cancouet, R.; Sisavath, Emmanuelle; Bachelery, Patrick; Mazuel, Aude; Jorry, Stephan; Deschamps, Anne; Ammann, Jerome; Villeneuve, N.
Submarine canyon heads are key areas for understanding the triggering factors of gravity currents responsible for the transfer of detrital sediment to the deep basins. This contribution offers a detailed picture of canyon heads off La Réunion Island, with high-resolution multibeam bathymetry in the water depth range of 4–220 m. The present feeding of the Cilaos turbidite system, one of the largest modern volcaniclastic systems in the world, is deduced from morphological and sedimentological interpretations of newly acquired data. The study highlights small-scale sedimentary features indicating hydrodynamic and sedimentary processes.  A direct connexion between the Saint-Etienne river mouth and submarine canyons is evidenced by the complete incision of the...
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Palavras-chave: Submarine canyon; Canyon head; Turbidity current; Hyperpycnal flow; Coastal instability.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00156/26697/24790.pdf

High frequency of sediment gravity flow events in the Var submarine canyon (Mediterranean Sea)
Provedor de dados: Institutional Archive of Ifreme (ArchiMer)
Autores: Khripounoff, Alexis; Vangriesheim, Annick; Crassous, Philippe; Etoubleau, Joel.
This study aimed to analyze the role river floods play in triggering gravity flows and to investigate the role of submarine canyon systems as a conduit for terrigenous material to the deep sea. Two years of measurements in the Var canyon at depths ranging from 1200 m to 2350 m indicate that six floods of the Var River triggered hyperpycnal flows, an important mechanism for transporting particulate matter to the deep-sea floor. These sediment gravity flows were characterized by a sudden increase of current velocity that lasted 8 to 22 h and by downward particle fluxes that reached up to 600 g m(-2)d(-1) of particles and 3.1 g m(-2)d(-1) in terms of organic carbon. These large inputs of sediment and organic carbon may have a significant impact on deep-sea...
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Palavras-chave: West Mediterranean Sea; Particle flux; Var canyon; Hyperpycnal flow; Turbidity current.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6640.pdf