@article{fdi:010076080,
  title = {{C}ontourite depositional systems along the {M}ozambique channel : the interplay between bottom currents and sedimentary processes},
  author = {{T}hieblemont, {A}. and {H}ernandez-{M}olina, {F}. {J}. and {M}iramontes, {E}. and {R}aisson, {F}. and {P}enven, {P}ierrick},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e present a combined study of the geomorphology, sedimentology, and physical oceanography of the {M}ozambique {C}hannel to evaluate the role of bottom currents in shaping the {M}ozambican continental margin and adjacent {D}urban basin. {A}nalysis of 2{D} multichannel seismic reflection profiles and bathymetric features revealed major contourite deposits with erosive (abraded surfaces, contourite channels, moats, furrows and scours), depositional (plastered and elongated-mounded drifts, sedimentary waves), and mixed (terraces) features, which were then used to construct a morpho-sedimentary map of the study area. {H}ydrographic data and hydrodynamic modelling provide new insights into the distribution of water masses, bottom current circulation and associated processes (e.g., eddies, internal waves, etc.) occurring along the {M}ozambican slope, base-of-slope and basin floor. {R}esults from this work represent a novel deep-sea sedimentation model for the {M}ozambican continental margin and adjacent {D}urban basin. {T}his model shows 1) how bottom circulation of water masses and associated sedimentary processes shape the continental margin, 2) how interface positions of water-masses with contrasting densities (i.e., internal waves) sculpt terraces along the slope at a regional scale, and 3) how morphologic obstacles (seamounts, {M}ozambique {R}idge, etc.) play an essential role in local water mass behaviours and dynamics. {F}urther analysis of similar areas can expand understanding of the global role of bottom currents in deep-sea sedimentation.},
  keywords = {{C}ontourites ; {B}ottom currents ; {S}edimentary processes ; {W}ater mass interfaces ; {C}ontinental margin ; {M}ozambique channel ; {MOZAMBIQUE} {CANAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}eep-{S}ea {R}esearch {P}art {I} : {O}ceanographic {R}esearch {P}apers},
  volume = {147},
  numero = {},
  pages = {79--99},
  ISSN = {0967-0637},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.dsr.2019.03.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076080},
}