Tectonics of the Iberian continental margins and abyssal plains

• Main Authors: Druet Vélez, María, Bohoyo, Fernando, Maestro González, Adolfo, Mink Proeck, Sandra Martina, García Senz, Jesús, Pedrera Parias, Antonio, Rodríguez Fernández, Roberto
• Other Authors: CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Rodríguez Fernández, Luis Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2023
• Subjects: Volcanic morphologies; Abyssal plains; Iberian continental margins; Structural domains; Tectonic structures; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/352442; https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2023.2237980; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85166537322

[EN] The tectonic map at scale 1:1,750,000 presented in this work shows an update of the existing knowledge of the main tectonic and volcanic structures along the Iberian continental margins and abyssal plains. The morphotectonic trends around Iberia recorded superposed geodynamic processes linked to the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean since the Mesozoic and the evolution of the Mediterranean Sea during the Cenozoic, as well as the reactivation of Hercynian faults and the formation of new tectonic structures during the Alpine orogeny. This map is based on the interpretation of the digital bathymetric model and other geophysical data from our own studies, and those from other authors. The morphotectonic features in this map provides a basis for the recognition of the tectonic control at lithospheric plate scale and the establishment of potential tectonic and volcanic risk zones. This work was supported by the C.N. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España-CSIC via SEGYBAS and 3D Vasco Cantábrica own projects, and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation projects SEASTORAGE (TED2021-129816B-I00) and ALGEMAR (PID2021-123825OB-I00). Peer reviewed