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| Martin, V; Henry, P; Nouze, Herve; Noble, M; Ashi, J; Pascal, G. |
| In 2000, a 3D MCS survey was carried out on the Eastern Nankai Trough. A strong and widespread bottom-simulating reflector (BSR) was observed and mapped after a preserved amplitude 3D prestack migration of the seismic data. We use this BSR to calculate a heat flow map over the 3D survey area. This map presents some high and low heat flow areas, that cannot be correlated to known active wedge faults and previously observed fluid venting sites. Since the heat flow anomalies are not correlated to known major faults or fluid venting sites, large fluid circulation is not likely to explain the varying BSR-derived heat flow distribution. In order to explain this heat flow distribution quantitatively, we calculate the rates of erosion and sedimentation that are... |
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Palavras-chave: Eastern Nankai margin; Surface processes; Heat flow; Bottom simulating reflector. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2004/publication-509.pdf |
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| Nouze, Herve; Henry, P; Noble, M; Martin, V; Pascal, G. |
| Previous studies have revealed the presence of a widespread Bottom Simulating Reflector (BSR) on the eastern Nankai slope, as well as the occurrence of enigmatic high amplitude reflections that extend well above the BSR. New high-resolution 2-D seismic data were collected on the eastern Nankai slope, during the French-Japanese SFJ cruise in year 2000 and AVA analyses of the enigmatic reflectors are conducted. At the studied location, these analyses suggest that high amplitude anomalies above the BSR delineate the top of gas hydrate rich sediments. Several tens % of the sediment porosity would be filled with gas hydrates between the BSR and a sharp boundary 30 to 60 m above. To account for these observations, we propose that an invasion by free gas of the... |
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Palavras-chave: Zone; Model; Ridge; Methane gas; Marine sediments. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2004/publication-510.pdf |
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