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 …
The Desiccation and Catastrophic Refilling of the Mediterranean: 50 Years of Facts, Hypotheses, and Myths Around the Messinian Salinity Crisis
According to some authors, the Messinian salinity crisis was ended by a giant waterfall or
megaflood 5.33 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean reconnected in a catastrophic …
megaflood 5.33 million years ago, when the Atlantic Ocean reconnected in a catastrophic …
Distinguishing between deep-water sediment facies: turbidites, contourites and hemipelagites
D Stow, Z Smillie - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The distinction between turbidites, contourites and hemipelagites in modern and ancient
deep-water systems has long been a matter of controversy. This is partly because the …
deep-water systems has long been a matter of controversy. This is partly because the …
A new world-class deep-water play-type, deposited by the syndepositional interaction of turbidity flows and bottom currents: The giant Eocene Coral Field in northern …
The discovery of the super-giant Coral and Mamba gas fields in the offshore of Northern
Mozambique provides a unique insight into the architecture of a new deep-water play-type …
Mozambique provides a unique insight into the architecture of a new deep-water play-type …
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 …
Late Miocene contourite channel system reveals intermittent overflow behavior
Paleoceanographic information from submarine overflows in the vicinity of oceanic
gateways is of major importance for resolving the role of ocean circulation in modulating …
gateways is of major importance for resolving the role of ocean circulation in modulating …
Diagnostic criteria using microfacies for calcareous contourites, turbidites and pelagites in the Eocene–Miocene slope succession, southern Cyprus
H Hüneke, FJ Hernández‐Molina… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interbedded contourites, turbidites and pelagites are commonplace in many deep‐water
slope environments. However, the distinction between these different facies remains a …
slope environments. However, the distinction between these different facies remains a …
Palaeogeographic evolution of the late Miocene Rifian Corridor (Morocco): reconstructions from surface and subsurface data
Abstract The Rifian Corridor was one of the Mediterranean–Atlantic seaways that
progressively restricted and caused the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Many key …
progressively restricted and caused the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC). Many key …
Identification of soil particle size distribution in different sedimentary environments at river basin scale by fractal dimension
Y Wang, Y He, J Zhan, Z Li - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The geomorphology of river basin is complex, and its soil sedimentary characteristics are
poorly defined. To study the spatial variability of soil structure in different sedimentary …
poorly defined. To study the spatial variability of soil structure in different sedimentary …