Contour current influenced sedimentation offshore Cape Yubi and Cape Blanc, NW Africa

• Tilmann Schwenk ^[1] ; Sascha Fricke ^[1] ; Lena Steinmann ^[1] ; Sebastian Krastel ^[2] ; Mathias Meyer ^[2] ; Torsten Bickert ^[1] ; Hanno Keil ^[1] ; Volkhard Spieß ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Bremen

     University of Bremen

     Kreisfreie Stadt Bremen, Alemania

     
  2. [2] GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

     GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

     Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel, Alemania

     
• 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. 157-158
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  • New multichannel seismic data were collected in spring 2009 offshore NW Africa. Two study areas were located at the continental slope west of Cape Yubi and Cape Blanc, both under the influence of the eastern boundary Canary Current and a northward directed undercurrent. The seismic data from both study areas reveal features like terraces, erosional surfaces, and drift deposits, suggesting that contour currents have a major impact on shaping the slope in this region