Mots-clés
Baleares Bathymétrie Cénozoïque Fond sous-marin Guyot Géomorphologie sous-marine Géomorphologie structurale Marge continentale Mouvement de masse Méditerranée Méditerranée occidentale Sédimentation marine Tectonique Transport sédimentaire Volcanisme sous-marin Baleares Bathymetry Cenozoic Continental margin Marine sedimentation Mass movement Mediterranean Sea Sea floor Seamount Sediment transport Structural geomorphology Submarine geomorphology Submarine volcanism Tectonics West Mediterranean SeaThe Balearic Promontory geomorphology (western Mediterranean) : morphostructure and active processes
Auteurs :ACOSTA, J.
CANALS, M.
LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ, J.
MUÑOZ, A.
Description :
In this paper, a detailed study of the submarine geomorphology surrounding the Balearic Promontory, a northeast prolongation of the Neogene Betic Range in southern Spain, is presented from a series of high-resolution tools including swath bathymetry and seismic reflection profiling. The study identifies the main features of the continental shelf, slope and basins surrounding the Balearic Islands. The swath data show that tectonics plays an important role in shaping the submarine slopes of Eivissa and Formentera islands, as well as its interplay with sedimentary processes, especially mass wasting.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 2003, vol. 49, n°. 3-4, p. 177-204, nombre de pages : 28, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 78 ref.
Date :
2003
Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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