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| Dupre, Stephanie; Buffet, G.; Mascle, J.; Foucher, Jean-paul; Gauger, S.; Boetius, A.; Marfia, Christian. |
| Two highly active mud volcanoes located in 990-1,265 m water depths were mapped on the northern Egyptian continental slope during the BIONIL expedition of R/V Meteor in October 2006. High-resolution swath bathymetry and backscatter imagery were acquired with an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)-mounted multibeam echosounder, operating at a frequency of 200 kHz. Data allowed for the construction of similar to 1 m pixel bathymetry and backscatter maps. The newly produced maps provide details of the seabed morphology and texture, and insights into the formation of the two mud volcanoes. They also contain key indicators on the distribution of seepage and its tectonic control. The acquisition of high-resolution seafloor bathymetry and acoustic imagery maps... |
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Palavras-chave: Eastern Mediterranean; Seafloor morphology; Backscatter; Bathymetry; AUV; Nile Deep Sea Fan; Mud volcanoes. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6395.pdf |
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| Dupre, Stephanie; Woodside, J; Foucher, Jean-paul; De Lange, G; Mascle, J; Boetius, A; Mastalerz, V; Stadnitskaia, A; Ondreas, Helene; Huguen, C; Harmegnies, Francois; Gontharet, Swanne; Loncke, L; Deville, E; Niemann, H; Omoregie, E; Olu, Karine; Fiala Medioni, A; Dahlmann, A; Caprais, Jean-claude; Prinzhofer, A; Sibuet, Myriam; Pierre, C; Damste, J. |
| Four mud volcanoes of several kilometres diameter named Amon, Osiris, Isis, and North Alex and located above gas chimneys on the Central Nile Deep Sea Fan, were investigated for the first time with the submersible Nautile. One of the objectives was to characterize the seafloor morphology and the seepage activity across the mud volcanoes. The seepage activity was dominated by emissions of methane and heavier hydrocarbons associated with a major thermal contribution. The most active parts of the mud volcanoes were highly gas-saturated (methane concentrations in the water and in the sediments, respectively, of several hundreds of nmol/L and several mmol/L of wet sediment) and associated with significantly high thermal gradients (at 10 m below the seafloor,... |
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Palavras-chave: Seafloor morphology; Methane; Authigenic carbonate precipitation; Gas chimneys; Mud breccia; Mud volcanoes; Fluid seepage; Nile fan. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-4455.pdf |
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