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| Gonthier, E; Cirac, P; Faugeres, J; Gaudin, Mathieu; Cremer, M; Bourillet, Jean-francois. |
| Acoustic and core data have recently been collected on the shelf break and the upper part of the slope of the south Aquitaine continental margin. They reveal the major role played by mass-flow gravity processes in deposit erosion and redistribution, modelling of the sea-bed, and transfer of sediment toward the deep-sea. The study region is bounded in the south by the Capbreton canyon. The northern area, which shows a smooth morphology, is characterised by small-scale deformations due to sediment creep or low-amplitude slide processes. The deformations are associated with mini listric-like faults that bound packets of sediments in which the deposit geometry is typical of constructional sediment waves. These sediment waves result from the interaction of... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Sediment transfer; Mass flows; Sediment wave; Continental slope; Canyon; Bay of Biscay. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-3960.pdf |
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