@article{fdi:010009472, title = {{P}re-cruise and site surveys : a synthesis of marine geological and geophysical data on the {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire-{G}hana transform margin}, author = {{B}asile, {C}. and {M}ascle, {J}. and {S}age, {F}. and {L}amarche, {G}eoffroy and {P}ontoise, {B}ernard}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{ODP} {L}eg 159 is the first drilling cruise dedicated to assess the sedimentary, tectonic, and thermal processes as well as the subsidence history operating during and after continental transform margin formation, the challenge being to improve and develop geological models applied to this specific type of ocean-continent boundary. {T}he location of the {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire-{G}hana {T}ransform {M}argin, within an equatorial region and located between two different oceanic basins ({C}entral and {S}outh {A}tlantic) of different ages, also provided paleoceanographic potential for {L}eg 159. {T}he marine geological and geophysical surveys briefly presented above, and with which {L}eg 159 was planned, have already provided noteworthy data making this segment of transform margin a well-investigated example of this type. {I}t is anticipated that continuous coring and logging at all selected {L}eg 159 sites will answer many of the questions still in discussion and open new trends of investigation. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{MARGE} {CONTINENTALE} ; {BATHYMETRIE} ; {MAGNETISME} ; {GRAVIMETRIE} ; {SISMIQUE} {A} {REFLEXION} ; {GEOLOGIE} {STRUCTURALE} ; {COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE} ; {GHANA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}roceedings of the {O}cean {D}rilling.{I}nitial {R}eports}, volume = {159}, numero = {}, pages = {47--60}, year = {1996}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010009472}, }