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| Migeon, Sébastien; Mulder, Thierry; Savoye, Bruno; Sage, Françoise. |
| The Var turbidite system is a small sandy system located in the Ligurian Basin. It was deposited during the Pliocene-Quaternary in a flat-floored basin formed during the Messinian salinity crisis. The system was fed through time by the Var and Paillon canyons that connect directly to the Var and Paillon rivers. It is still active during the present sea-level highstand. Two main mechanisms are responsible for gravity-flow triggering in the Var turbidite system: (1) mass-wasting events affect mainly the upper part of the continental slope, in areas where volumes of fresh sediment delivered by rivers are highest, and result from the under-consolidation state of slope sediments and earthquakes, and (2) high-magnitude river floods resulting from melting of snow... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Geomorphology; Sediment waves; Turbidity; Mediterranean sea; Ligurian basin. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2258.pdf |
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