Sequential bedform development in mixed turbidite–contourite systems: An example from the Cosmonaut Sea, East Antarctica ...
Mixed turbidite–contourite depositional systems are commonly found on continental margins, but their bedforms and associated sedimentary processes have not been studied in depth. In this work, we used multibeam echo-sounder, sub-bottom profiling, and multichannel seismic data from the continental ri...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.26092/elib/2777 https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/7695 |
| Summary: | Mixed turbidite–contourite depositional systems are commonly found on continental margins, but their bedforms and associated sedimentary processes have not been studied in depth. In this work, we used multibeam echo-sounder, sub-bottom profiling, and multichannel seismic data from the continental rise of the Cosmonaut Sea, East Antarctica, to (1) identify primary bedforms in a combined-current (i.e., turbidity current + contour current) channel–levee system and (2) infer bedform-associated sedimentary processes. Within turbidite channels and on adjacent levees and distal overbank deposits, scours, furrows, and sediment waves of varying dimensions and trends were identified. These bedforms are interpreted to have formed in two steps, which have been likely repeated over and over again through time. First, scours and sediment waves within the channels were formed by turbidity currents, while sediment waves on adjacent levees were likely formed by synchronous interactions between overspilled unconfined ... |
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