Near-bottom particulate matter dynamics in the Nazaré submarine canyon under calm and stormy conditions

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Martín, Jacobo, Palanques, Albert, Vitorino, João, Oliveira, Anabela, De Stigter, Henko C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2011
• Subjects: Particulate flux; Continental margins; Submarine canyon; Northeast Atlantic; Iberian margin; Nazaré Canyon; Northeastern Atlantic; Middle Canyon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/46041; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2011.04.004

14 pages, 9 figures, 1 table Two mooring lines equipped with near-bottom sediment traps were deployed in the axis of the Nazaré submarine canyon at ∼1600 and ∼3300 m depth, respectively. We studied time-series of particle flux, composition (biogenic silica, carbonates, organic matter and lithogenic...