The Ebro Deep-Sea Fan system
The Ebro Fan System consists of en echelon channel-levee complexes, 50??20 km in area and 200-m thick. A few strong reflectors in a generally transparent seismic facies identify the sand-rich channel floors and levee crests. Numerous continuous acoustic reflectors characterize overbank turbidites and hemipelagites that blanket abandoned channel-levee complexes. The interlobe areas between channel complexes fill with homogeneous mud and sand from mass flow and overbank deposition; these exhibit a transparent seismic character. The steep continental rise and sediment 'drainage' of Valencia Trough at the end of the channel-levee complexes prevent the development of distributary channels and midfan lobe deposits. ?? 1984 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1984 |
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Title | The Ebro Deep-Sea Fan system |
DOI | 10.1007/BF02462457 |
Authors | C.H. Nelson, A. Maldonado, F. Coumes, H. Got, A. Manaco |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Geo-Marine Letters |
Index ID | 70000653 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |