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| Cattaneo, Antonio; Babonneau, Nathalie; Ratzov, G.; Dan-unterseh, G.; Yelles, K.; Bracene, R.; De Lepinay, B. Mercier; Boudiaf, A.; Deverchere, Jacques. |
| Shaking by moderate to large earthquakes in the Mediterranean Sea has proved in the past to potentially trigger catastrophic sediment collapse and flow. On 21 May 2003, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake located near BoumerdSs (central Algerian coast) triggered large turbidity currents responsible for 29 submarine cable breaks at the foot of the continental slope over similar to similar to 150 km from west to east. Seafloor bathymetry and backscatter imagery show the potential imprints of the 2003 event and of previous events. Large slope scarps resulting from active deformation may locally enhance sediment instabilities, although faults are not directly visible at the seafloor. Erosion is evident at the foot of the margin and along the paths of the numerous... |
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Palavras-chave: Western mediterranean sea; Cascadia subduction zone; Turbidity current; Zemmouri earthquake; Sedimentary processes; Submarine landslides; Northern algeria; Margin; Gps; Boundary. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00098/20959/18571.pdf |
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| Lepretre, Angelique; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Graindorge, David; Schnurle, Philippe; Beslier, M. O.; Yelles, K.; Deverchere, Jacques; Bracene, R.. |
| The origin of the Algerian margin remains one of the key questions still discussed in the Western Mediterranean sea, due to the imprecise nature and kinematics of the associated basin during the Neogene. For the first time, the deep structure of the Maghrebian margin was explored during the SPIRAL seismic survey. In this work, we present a N-S transect off Tipaza (west of Algiers), a place where the margin broadens due to a topographic high (Khayr-al-Din Bank). New deep penetration seismic profiles allow us to image the sedimentary sequence in the Algerian basin and the crustal structure at the continent-ocean boundary. Modeling of the wide-angle data shows thinning of the basement, from more than 15km in the continental upper margin to only 5–6km of... |
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Palavras-chave: Algerian margin; Crustal structure; Wide-angle seismic data; Multiphased tectonic evolution; Western Mediterranean back-arc basins; Contractional reactivation. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00152/26333/24412.pdf |
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