Capture of a deep-sea contour current by a canyon on the Algarve Margin (Gulf of Cadiz, Eastern Atlantic)

• Elodie Marchès ^[1] ; Thierry Mulder ^[1] ; Eliane Gonthier ^[1] ; Michel Cremer ^[1] ; Thierry Garlan ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Bordeaux

     University of Bordeaux

     Arrondissement de Bordeaux, Francia

     
  2. [2] SHOM
• Localización: Geotemas (Madrid), ISSN 1576-5172, Nº. 11, 2010 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Deep-Water Circulation: Processes & Products. International Congress. Baitona, Pontevedra, Spain. 16 & 17 June 2010), págs. 111-112
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  • The N-S Portimao Canyon on the Algarve Margin (N. Gulf of Cadiz) captures the E-W flowing Mediterranean Outflow Water. On the eastern side of the canyon, the MOW builds thick prograding elongated separated drift (including a moat), made of silty contourites and a strong sedimentation rate. On the western side of the canyon, the MOW builds thin aggrading drift made of muddy contourites and a low sedimentation rate.