Sedimentary evolution of the Le Danois contourite drift systems (southern Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic) : a reconstruction of the Atlantic Mediterranean Water circulation since the Pliocene

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Liu, Shan, Hernández-Molina, F. Javier, Van Rooij, David, Ercilla, Gemma
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Geology; Geochemistry and Petrology; Oceanography; eismic stratigraphy; Contourite depositional system; Bottom currents; Continental margin evolution; Southern Bay of Biscay; OUTFLOW WATER; BOTTOM-CURRENT; CONTINENTAL-MARGIN; EARLY-PLEISTOCENE; STACKING PATTERN; SEISMIC EVIDENCE; ALGARVE MARGIN; ROCKALL TROUGH; SW IBERIA; WAVES; Rockall Trough; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8670226; http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8670226; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106217; https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8670226/file/8670242

The evolution of the Le Danois contourite depositional systems (CDS) during the Pliocene and Quaternary was investigated based on high-resolution seismic reflection data. From old to young, six seismic units (U1-U6) bounded by major discontinuities (H1-H6) were identified. Regarding variations of th...