Modern fan deltas in the western Gulf of Corinth,Greece |
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| Authors: | David J W Piper N Kontopoulos C Anagnostou G Chronis A G Panagos |
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| Institution: | (1) Atlantic Geoscience Centre, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 1006, B2Y 4A2 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada;(2) Department of Geology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece;(3) National Centre for Marine Research, Agios Kosmos, Athens, Greece;(4) Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Rivers in the western Gulf of Corinth have built gravelly fan deltas into waters 100–300 m deep. Seismic profiles (3.5 kHz)
and gravity cores show that sand-filled channels extend seaward of modern distributary mouths and lead to sandy depositional
lobes in deeper water. Much of the fan delta slope is underlain by mud. Closely spaced gullies cut the interchannel ridges
on either side of the main channels. Incised slope valleys occur on east-facing slopes, where the wave fetch is greatest,
and may be formed by rip-current-induced turbidity currents. |
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