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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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| Miramontes, Elda; Jouet, Gwenael; Thereau, Estelle; Bruno, Miguel; Penven, Pierrick; Guerin, Charline; Le Roy, Pascal; Droz, Laurence; Jorry, Stephan; Hernández‐molina, F. Javier; Thiéblemont, Antoine; Silva Jacinto, Ricardo; Cattaneo, Antonio. |
| Evidences of sedimentation affected by oceanic circulation, such as nepheloid layers and contourites are often observed along continental slopes. However, the oceanographic processes controlling sedimentation along continental margins remain poorly understood. Multibeam bathymetry and high‐resolution seismic reflection data revealed a contourite depositional system in the Mozambican upper continental slope composed of a contourite terrace (a surface with a gentle seaward slope dominated by erosion) and a plastered drift (a convex‐shape sedimentary deposit). A continuous alongslope channel and a field of sand dunes (mainly migrating upslope), formed during Holocene, were identified in the contourite terrace at the present seafloor. Seismic reflection data... |
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Palavras-chave: Contourite; Sediment drift; Bedform; Sedimentary processes; Tide; Internal solitary waves; Bottom currents. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00605/71730/70205.pdf |
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