Textural analyses of sidescan sonar imagery from two mound provinces in the Porcupine Seabight

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Huvenne, V.A.I., Blondel, Ph., Henriet, J.-P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Porcupine Seabight; Lophelia pertusa; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=199050

Large mound structures have been discovered in the Porcupine Seabight (Northeast Atlantic) at a depth of 500–1200 m, associated with the growth of cold-water deep-sea coral species such as Lophelia pertusa (L.) or Madrepora oculata (L.). During the Training Through Research cruise in 1997, high-reso...