The Equatorial Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel: An Ultra High-Resolution Image of Its Burial History Based on TOPAS Profiles |
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| Authors: | Baraza J Ercilla G Farrán M Casamor J L Sorribas J Flores J A Sierro F Wersteeg W |
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| Institution: | (1) CSIC-Instituto de Ciencias del Mar, Paseo Juan de Borbón s/n, 08039 Barcelona, Spain;(2) Grupo de Geociencias Marinas, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;(3) Departamento de Paleontologia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain;(4) Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Gent University, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Multibeam bathymetric and ultra high-resolution seismic data reveal that the distal course of the Equatorial Atlantic Mid-Ocean Channel (EAMOC) extends further east and south than was previously known, and is controlled by the presence of morphologic highs related to the Fernando de Noronha Fracture Zone. Distal course of the EAMOC is buried by sediments, and does not have bathymetric expression on the seafloor. The channel fill consists of three seismic sequences, suggesting that the recent geological evolution of the channel is composed of successive phases of decreasing sedimentary activity that finally resulted in its complete burial. Tectonic and volcanic activity related to the Fernando de Noronha Fracture Zone and Ridge, together with the effect of strong pulses of the Antarctic bottom water current during the upper Pliocene are suggested to have contributed to the progressive burial and the final abandonment of the EAMOC. |
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| Keywords: | Mid-ocean channels Equatorial Atlantic Parametric echosounder sedimentary infilling |
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