[HTML][HTML] Contourites and associated sediments controlled by deep-water circulation processes: State-of-the-art and future considerations
The contourite paradigm was conceived a few decades ago, yet there remains a need to
establish a sound connection between contourite deposits, basin evolution and …
establish a sound connection between contourite deposits, basin evolution and …
[PDF][PDF] The central Andean west‐slope rainshadow and its potential contribution to the origin of hyper‐aridity in the Atacama Desert
J Houston, AJ Hartley - … Journal of Climatology: A Journal of the …, 2003 - researchgate.net
The west slope of the central Andes exhibits a pronounced rainshadow effect. Precipitation
between 15 and 27 S is dominated by summer convective activity from Amazonia, and data …
between 15 and 27 S is dominated by summer convective activity from Amazonia, and data …
Abyssal plain contourites
FJ Hernández-Molina, A Maldonado… - Developments in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Abyssal plain contourites are of great significance for
palaeoceanographic reconstructions. Ocean basins in general and abyssal plains in …
palaeoceanographic reconstructions. Ocean basins in general and abyssal plains in …
[HTML][HTML] A contourite depositional system along the Uruguayan continental margin: Sedimentary, oceanographic and paleoceanographic implications
For the first time, a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate the influence of bottom currents in
the Uruguayan continental margin is presented. Bathymetric data and multichannel 2D and …
the Uruguayan continental margin is presented. Bathymetric data and multichannel 2D and …
Giant mounded drifts in the Argentine Continental Margin: Origins, and global implications for the history of thermohaline circulation
Partially buried giant drifts are located in the southern-most sector of the Argentine
continental margin, generating a bathymetric jump at the base of the slope. They are …
continental margin, generating a bathymetric jump at the base of the slope. They are …
[HTML][HTML] Eocene to middle Miocene contourite deposits in Cyprus: A record of Indian Gateway evolution
FJ Hernández-Molina, H Hüneke… - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bottom current deposits (contourites) form in association with modern-day or ancient
oceanic gateways. A paucity of examples in the ancient record and the lack of consensus on …
oceanic gateways. A paucity of examples in the ancient record and the lack of consensus on …
Miocene to recent contourite drifts development in the northern Weddell Sea (Antarctica)
A Maldonado, A Barnolas, F Bohoyo, C Escutia… - Global and Planetary …, 2005 - Elsevier
Multichannel and high-resolution seismic profiles complemented with swath bathymetry
show a variety of contourite deposits in the northern Weddell Sea resulting from the …
show a variety of contourite deposits in the northern Weddell Sea resulting from the …
Paleocurrent reconstruction of the deep Pacific inflow during the middle Miocene: Reflections of East Antarctic Ice Sheet growth
Today the deep western boundary current (DWBC) east of New Zealand is the most
important route for deep water entering the Pacific Ocean. Large‐scale changes in deep …
important route for deep water entering the Pacific Ocean. Large‐scale changes in deep …
Neogene to Quaternary stratigraphic evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula, Pacific Margin offshore of Adelaide Island: Transitions from a non-glacial, through glacially …
A detailed morphologic and seismic stratigraphic analysis of the continental margin offshore
of Adelaide Island on the Pacific Margin of the Antarctic Peninsula (PMAP) is described …
of Adelaide Island on the Pacific Margin of the Antarctic Peninsula (PMAP) is described …
Contourite depositional systems offshore Madeira Island: Decoding the deepwater circulation since the Late Cretaceous to the Quaternary in the NE-Central Atlantic
There is still a great unawareness about the deep-water circulation in the NE-Central
Atlantic since the Late Cretaceous. The morphology, sedimentary stacking pattern and …
Atlantic since the Late Cretaceous. The morphology, sedimentary stacking pattern and …