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Moulin, Maryline; Aslanian, Daniel; Olivet, Jean-louis; Contrucci, Isabelle; Matias, Luis; Geli, Louis; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Nouze, Herve; Rehault, Jean Pierre; Unternehr, Patrick. |
Deep penetration multichannel reflection and Ocean Bottom Seismometer wide-angle seismic data from the CongoAngola margin were collected in 2000 during the ZaïAngo cruise. These data help constrain the deep structure of the continental margin, the geometry of the pre-salt sediment layers and the geometry of the Aptian salt layer. Dating the deposition of the salt relative to the chronology of the margin formation is an issue of fundamental importance for reconstructing the evolution of the margin and for the understanding of the crustal thinning processes. The data show that the crust thins abruptly, from a 3040 km thickness to less than 10 km, over a lateral distance of less than 50 km. The transitional domain is a 180-km-wide basin. The pre-salt sediment... |
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Palavras-chave: Deep seismic reflection and refraction; Sub salt imaging; Transitional domain; Crustal structure; Non volcanic passive continental margin. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-349.pdf |
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Patriat, Martin; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Aslanian, Daniel; Contrucci, Isabelle; Gutscher, Marc-andré; Talandier, Jacques; Avedik, Felix; Francheteau, Jean; Weigel, Wilfried. |
[1] In French Polynesia, the young (< 5Ma) Society Islands appear to result from intraplate volcanism, while the old (>50 Ma) Tuamotu plateau was likely created at or near the ridge axis. The structure of the crust between those two archipelagoes is constrained by a 300 km long refraction seismic profile. Crustal and upper mantle arrivals recorded by 6 OBHs and 3 land stations were used to provide a 2D model of the crust. Results of our study, combined with that of Grevemeyer et al. [2001] show a slight flexure below the Tahiti apron, while a deep crustal root (21 km) underlies the Tuamotu plateau. These structures reflect the different modes of load emplacement and compensation mechanisms between these two volcanic edifices, consistent with an... |
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Palavras-chave: Volcanic Islands; Flexure; Hotspot; Refraction methods; French Polynesia. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2002/publication-621.pdf |
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Nouze, Herve; Contrucci, Isabelle; Foucher, Jean-paul; Marsset, Bruno; Thomas, Yannick; Thereau, Estelle; Normand, Alain; Le Drezen, Eliane; Didailler, Stephane; Regnault, Jean-pierre; Le Conte, Sandie; Guidart, Stéphanie; Lekens, Win; Dean, Simon; Throo, Alexandre. |
The Storegga slides, off Norway, are among the largest submarine slides ever known on a continental slope. The HYDRATECH cruise on N/O Le Suro (i) over capt aimed at a high-resolution survey of an area at the northern boundary of the slides. This survey images in great detail the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) extent and properties, the various fluid escape structures and the sediment deformations. The combination and the quality of the data help to understand the still poorly constrained relationships between fluid escapes, gas hydrates and slope stability in the survey area. |
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Palavras-chave: Slope stability; Fluid escapes; Gas hydrates; Storegga. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2004/publication-511.pdf |
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