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| Baztan, Juan; Berne, Serge; Olivet, Jean-louis; Rabineau, Marina; Aslanian, Daniel; Gaudin, Mathieu; Rehault, Jean Pierre; Canals, M. |
| A detailed morphological analysis of the outer shelf and continental slope of the Western Gulf of Lion is presented, based on swath bathymetry data together with sub-bottom profiles and high resolution seismic reflection profiles. These data reveal two main erosive features, of very different dimensions: the axial incision and the canyon's major valley. The height of axial incisions' flanks with respect to the canyon deepest point (the thalweg) ranges from 40 to 150 m. It creates a small axial erosive path within the canyon's major valley, which is typically bounded by flanks of more than 700 m in height. We interpret the axial incision observed in the sea floor as the imprint of turbidity currents that eroded the floor of canyons during phases of... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Submarine canyon; Axial incision; Gulf of Lion. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-353.pdf |
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