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| Lastras, G; Canals, M; Urgeles, R; Amblas, D; Ivanov, M; Droz, Laurence; Dennielou, Bernard; Fabres, J; Schoolmeester, T; Akhmetzhanov, A; Orange, D; Garcia Garcia, A. |
| The Cap de Creus canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea, belongs to a complex network of submarine canyons cutting the western Gulf of Lion continental shelf and opening into the larger Sete canyon. Swath bathymetry data, MAKAM deep-towed side-scan sonar imagery and 5 kHz high resolution seismic reflection profiles show striking morphologies in the Cap de Creus canyon floor and walls. As a consequence of the canyon head and the upper reach severe incision, the continental shelf dramatically narrows in front of the Creus Cape promontory. The upper canyon has a flat-bottomed thalweg incised in a megascale sediment furrow field displaying hyperbolic seismic facies. The tens of kilometres long linear furrows extend also over the middle canyon down to 1400 in... |
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Palavras-chave: Gulf of Lion; Bedform; Swath bathymetry; Side scan sonar; Submarine canyon. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3602.pdf |
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| Bianchi, A; Calafat, A; De Wit, R; Garcin, J; Tholosan, O; Cacho, I; Canals, M; Fabres, J; Grout, H; Masque, P; Sanchez-cabeza, Ja; Sempere, R. |
| Microbiological and biogeochemical studies were carried out in sediments and near bottom waters in the upwelling area off the Malaga coast and in the Almeria-Oran frontal zone. In these nutrient-rich conditions, metabolic activity is potentially limited by oxygen availability through the sediment depth. In the surficial sediments of the frontal zone, however, oxygen penetrated to a depth of 4 cm, allowing oxic mineralisation processes to occur throughout the layer. In the surficial sediments of the upwelling area, oxygen penetration was limited to the top 2.5 cm, leading to anoxic conditions. Glutamate respiration and global oxygen uptake rates were clearly higher than in the frontal zone. In the superficial sediments of the frontal zone, bacteria were... |
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Palavras-chave: Taux de minéralisation; Sédiments; Eaux profondes; Méditerranée occidentale; Bacteria; Mineralisation rate; Sediments; Deep-sea; Western Mediterranean. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00322/43298/43034.pdf |
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