Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/27177| Title: | Seafloor instability and mass wasting processes along the eastern Gela Slope, Mediterranean Sea |
| Authors: | Foglini, Federica Dalla, Giacomo Micallef, Aaron Berndt, Christian Asioli, A. Campiani, Elisabetta Trincardi, Fabio |
| Keywords: | Sediment transport -- Measurement Sediments (Geology) -- Analysis Sedimentology -- Research Topographical surveying -- Databases Submarine topography -- Mediterranean Sea |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | IGCP |
| Citation: | Foglini, F., Dalla Valle, G., Micallef, A., Berndt, C., Asioli, A., Campiani, E., & Trincardi, F. (2011). Seafloor instability and mass wasting processes along the eastern Gela Slope, Mediterranean Sea. 5th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Kyoto. |
| Abstract: | The margins of Gela basin, a 1000-m-deep slope basin in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean), show evidence of widespread and recurrent sediment failure during the late Quaternary. The eastern slope of Gela basin coincides with the steep Mesozoic flank of Malta Plateau, an inherited limit between basin sequences (to the west) and carbonate platforms (to the east). Quaternary mass transport features (including evacuation head scarps and accumulation zones) extend over 85 km, along this inherited basin margin and range between 200 and 900 m. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/27177 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciGeo |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafloor_instability_and_mass_wasting_processes.pdf | 1.45 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in OAR@UM are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.