MULDER, Thierry; GONTHIER, Eliane; LECROART, Pascal; HANQUIEZ, Vincent; MARCHES, Elodie; VOISSET, M.

doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.02.009

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MULDER, Thierry

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GONTHIER, Eliane
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LECROART, Pascal

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Marine and Petroleum Geology. 2009-05-01, vol. 26, n° 5, p. 660-672

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Several types of sediment failures in the Gulf of Cadiz were observed using multibeam bathymetry, acoustic imagery and high-resolution seismic. These instabilities are mainly sediment failures and flows. Their width and length vary from 1 to more than 10 km. The failures are mainly related to high sedimentation rates, particularly in places where the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) spills over, such as channel bends and the outer side of the giant contourite levee. Steep slopes are also a trigger for failure at the continental shelf-slope transition, on valley sides, on canyon flanks, and on the sides of bathymetric highs. Other mass movements are related to fluid escape (mud volcanoes) and earthquakes. In areas where the MOW flows along the seafloor, the constant shearing and related erosion can add to the overall stresses. The frequency of failures can be estimated using the deposits resulting of their distal transformations into turbidites.< Réduire

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Contour currents

Gulf of Cadiz

Mass wasting

Mediterranean outflow water

Seafloor instability

Sediment flow

Slope failure

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