[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 …
[HTML][HTML] Submarine fans: a critical retrospective (1950–2015)
G Shanmugam - Journal of Palaeogeography, 2016 - Elsevier
When we look back the contributions on submarine fans during the past 65 years (1950–
2015), the empirical data on 21 modern submarine fans and 10 ancient deep-water systems …
2015), the empirical data on 21 modern submarine fans and 10 ancient deep-water systems …
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 …
Contourites and bottom current reworked sands: Bed facies model and implications
S De Castro, FJ Hernández-Molina… - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The differentiation of pure turbidites and contourites from mixed deposits—as the bottom
current reworked sands (BCRS)—in sedimentary cores and outcrops from the modern or …
current reworked sands (BCRS)—in sedimentary cores and outcrops from the modern or …
Contourite characterization and its discrimination from other deep‐water deposits in the Gulf of Cadiz contourite depositional system
S De Castro, FJ Hernández‐Molina… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite numerous efforts to properly differentiate between contourites and other deep‐water
deposits in cores and outcrops, reliable diagnostic criteria are still lacking. The co …
deposits in cores and outcrops, reliable diagnostic criteria are still lacking. The co …
Deciphering bottom current velocity and paleoclimate signals from contourite deposits in the G ulf of C ádiz during the last 140 kyr: An inorganic geochemical …
Contourites in the Gulf of Cádiz (GC) preserve a unique archive of Mediterranean Outflow
Water (MOW) variability over the past 5.3 Ma. In our study, we investigate the potential of …
Water (MOW) variability over the past 5.3 Ma. In our study, we investigate the potential of …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the gulf of Cadiz margin and southwest Portugal contourite depositional system: Tectonic, sedimentary and paleoceanographic implications from …
The contourite depositional system (CDS) along the southwestern Iberian Margin (SIM),
within the Gulf of Cadiz and offshore areas of western Portugal bear the unmistakable signal …
within the Gulf of Cadiz and offshore areas of western Portugal bear the unmistakable signal …
Contourites: Physical oceanography, process sedimentology, and petroleum geology
G Shanmugam - Petroleum exploration and development, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this critical review is to address fundamental principles associated with
contourites and other bottom-current deposits. The four basic types of deep-marine bottom …
contourites and other bottom-current deposits. The four basic types of deep-marine bottom …
Good neighbours shaped by vigorous currents: Cold-water coral mounds and contourites in the North Atlantic
Over the recent years, two research fields addressing continental slope sedimentary
systems have gained significant momentum: contourites and cold-water coral mounds …
systems have gained significant momentum: contourites and cold-water coral mounds …
Contourite vs gravity-flow deposits of the Pleistocene Faro Drift (Gulf of Cadiz): Sedimentological and mineralogical approaches
B Alonso, G Ercilla, D Casas, DAV Stow… - Marine Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Pleistocene succession at Sites U1386 and U1387 (IODP 339) from palaeo-moat and drift
domains of the Faro Drift has been examined to characterize the lithofacies and to identify …
domains of the Faro Drift has been examined to characterize the lithofacies and to identify …