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| Bassetti, Maria-angela; Jouet, Gwenael; Dufois, Francois; Berne, Serge; Rabineau, Marina; Taviani, M. |
| The outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Lions is covered by thick, mainly regressive, sand deposits. A combination of seismic, sedimentological and geochronological methods allows us to demonstrate that a veneer of transgressive sand bodies, few m to less than 1 m thick, reworks these deposits. They take the form of sand ridges and transverse dunes that formed at different periods. In fact, the low-gradient outer shelf of the Gulf of Lions displays a complete record of deglacial history, including not only transgressive deposits that formed during sea-level rise, but also bedfonns that still evolve under episodic high-energy events that occur under more highstand conditions. Core lithology, C-14 dates and regional sea-level curve suggest that the... |
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Palavras-chave: Gulf of Lions; Sand transport; Deglacial transgression; Outer shelf; Sand ridges. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2321.pdf |
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