The Gibraltar corridor: Watergate of the Messinian salinity crisis
The existence and evolution of a Messinian salt giant in the Mediterranean Sea has caused
much debate in the marine science community. Especially the suggestion that the …
much debate in the marine science community. Especially the suggestion that the …
[HTML][HTML] Freshening of the Mediterranean Salt Giant: controversies and certainties around the terminal (Upper Gypsum and Lago-Mare) phases of the Messinian …
The late Miocene evolution of the Mediterranean Basin is characterized by major changes in
connectivity, climate and tectonic activity resulting in unprecedented environmental and …
connectivity, climate and tectonic activity resulting in unprecedented environmental and …
The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences
Forty years after the image of the Mediterranean transformed into a giant salty lake was first
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
conceived, the fascinating history of the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) still arouses great …
Global distribution of large submarine canyons: Geomorphic differences between active and passive continental margins
PT Harris, T Whiteway - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to assess the global occurrence of large submarine canyons to
provide context and guidance for discussions regarding canyon occurrence, distribution …
provide context and guidance for discussions regarding canyon occurrence, distribution …
Age refinement of the Messinian salinity crisis onset in the Mediterranean
We propose a revised age calibration of the Messinian salinity crisis onset in the
Mediterranean at 5.971 Ma based on the recognition of an extra gypsum cycle in the …
Mediterranean at 5.971 Ma based on the recognition of an extra gypsum cycle in the …
Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …
Rise and fall of the Paratethys Sea during the Messinian Salinity Crisis
Extremely thick evaporite units were deposited during the so-called Messinian Salinity Crisis
(MSC: 5.96–5.33 Ma) in a deep Mediterranean basin that was progressively disconnected …
(MSC: 5.96–5.33 Ma) in a deep Mediterranean basin that was progressively disconnected …
Decoding the Mediterranean salinity crisis
WBF Ryan - Sedimentology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This historical narrative traces the steps to unravel, over a span of 40 years, an extraordinary
event in which 5% of the dissolved salt of the oceans of the world was extracted in a fraction …
event in which 5% of the dissolved salt of the oceans of the world was extracted in a fraction …
Lithospheric-scale geodynamic context of the Messinian salinity crisis
Comparison between the tectonic and palaeogeographic evolution of the Mediterranean
region from the Oligocene to the Present shows that the isolation of the Mediterranean …
region from the Oligocene to the Present shows that the isolation of the Mediterranean …
A two‐step process for the reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian Salinity Crisis
The M essinian S alinity C risis is well known to have resulted from a significant drop of the
M editerranean sea level. Considering both onshore and offshore observations, the …
M editerranean sea level. Considering both onshore and offshore observations, the …