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| Thiéblemont, Antoine; Hernández-molina, F. Javier; Miramontes, Elda; Raisson, François; Penven, Pierrick. |
| We present a combined study of the geomorphology, sedimentology, and physical oceanography of the Mozambique Channel to evaluate the role of bottom currents in shaping the Mozambican continental margin and adjacent Durban basin. Analysis of 2D multichannel seismic reflection profiles and bathymetric features revealed major contourite deposits with erosive (abraded surfaces, contourite channels, moats, furrows and scours), depositional (plastered and elongated-mounded drifts, sedimentary waves), and mixed (terraces) features, which were then used to construct a morpho-sedimentary map of the study area. Hydrographic data and hydrodynamic modelling provide new insights into the distribution of water masses, bottom current circulation and associated processes... |
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Palavras-chave: Contourites; Bottom currents; Sedimentary processes; Water mass interfaces; Continental margin; Mozambique channel. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00488/60002/63238.pdf |
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| Fierens, Ruth; Droz, Laurence; Toucanne, Samuel; Raisson, François; Jouet, Gwenael; Babonneau, Nathalie; Miramontes Garcia, Elda; Landurain, Steven; Jorry, Stephan. |
| The morphology and present-day sediment distribution of the Zambezi turbidite system was investigated using new bathymetric and sub-bottom profiler data as part of the PAMELA research project. The Zambezi turbidite system is composed of two depositional systems: a channelized fan (the Zambezi Fan) and a semi-confined fan (in the lntermediate Basin). The Zambezi Fan includes the Zambezi Valley, which is deeply incised in the Mozambique Channel and is more than three times as large and deep as the great Tanzanian and North Atlantic Mid-Ocean channels. The erosion in the Zambezi Valley is evidenced by its V-shaped morphology and the existence of a U-shaped thalweg affected by several generations of incisions. Based on echo facies and cores from literature,... |
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Palavras-chave: Zambezi turbidite system; Late Quaternary; Multibeam bathymetry; Sub-bottom seismic profiles. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00483/59425/62240.pdf |
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| Miramontes, Elda; Penven, Pierrick; Fierens, Ruth; Droz, Laurence; Toucanne, Samuel; Jorry, Stephan; Jouet, Gwenael; Pastor, Lucie; Silva Jacinto, Ricardo; Gaillot, Arnaud; Giraudeau, Jacques; Raisson, François. |
| Mixed turbidite-contourite systems can be found in oceans where bottom currents and turbidity currents interact. The Zambezi turbidite system, located in the Mozambique Channel (SW Indian Ocean), is one of the largest sedimentary systems in the world in length and area of the related catchments. The oceanic circulation in the Mozambique Channel is intense and complex, dominated by eddies flowing southwards and deep currents flowing northwards along the Mozambican margin. Current measurements obtained from moorings at 3400–4050 m water depth in the Zambezi and Tsiribihina valleys show periods of intense currents at the seafloor with peaks of 40–50 cm s−1 that last up to one month and are not related to turbidity currents. These strong bottom-current events... |
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Palavras-chave: Contourite; Turbidity current; Mixed system; Oceanic circulation; Mooring; ADCP; ROMS model; Bedform. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00476/58743/61269.pdf |
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