The Late-Quaternary deposits of the Piedra Buena Terrace (Patagonian continental slope, SW Atlantic): An example of interaction between bottom currents and seafloor morphology

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Isola, José Ignacio, Bravo, María Emilia, Bozzano, Graziella, Palma, Fermin Ignacio, Ormazabal, Juan Pablo, Principi, Sebastián, Spoltore, D., Martín, Rodrigo Sebastian, Esteban, Federico Damián, Tassone, Alejandro Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: ARGENTINIAN CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MIXED SYSTEMS; MULTI-BEAM BATHYMETRY; SEISMIC INTERPRETATION; WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Pampa; Piedra Buena; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/140591

The Piedra Buena Terrace (PBT), situated in the Patagonian continental slope, is swept by the vigorous flow of Antarctic-sourced bottom water masses, and intersected by a considerable submarine canyon system. It thus represents a world-class natural laboratory to investigate the sedimentary dynamics...