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| Ondreas, Helene; Olu, Karine; Fouquet, Yves; Charlou, Jean-luc; Gay, Aurelien; Dennielou, Bernard; Donval, Jean-pierre; Fifis, Alexis; Nadalig, Thierry; Cochonat, Pierre; Cauquil, E; Bourillet, Jean-francois; Le Moigne, Morgan; Sibuet, Myriam. |
| A giant, 800-m wide pockmark, called Regab, was discovered along the Equatorial African margin at 3160-m water depth and was explored by remote operated vehicle (ROV) as part of the Zaiango (1998-2000) and Biozaire (2001-2003) projects carried out conjointly by TOTAL and a number of French research institutes. A microbathymetric map obtained using the ROV sensors shows that the pockmark actually consists of a cluster of smaller pockmarks aligned N70 along a 15-m deep depression. Methane was recorded all over the pockmark, the highest values along the axis of the depression where massive carbonate crusts and dense seep communities were also found. Several faunal species belong to the Vesicomyidae and Mytilidae bivalve families, as well as to Siboglinidae... |
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Palavras-chave: Gabon; Microbathymetric map; ROV; Exploration; Pockmark; Equatorial African margin. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-1239.pdf |
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