Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8884034 | Continental Shelf Research | 2018 | 39 Pages |
Abstract
The physiographic configuration is also thought to play a major role in defining short-term processes, particularly in confining a cyclonic eddy to the east of the Bajo de los Cabezos High during specific conditions of the tidal cycle. This eddy favors the recirculation of sediments in the coastal margin, as evidenced by small bedform fields that apparently show a wider distribution that the larger-scale, confined sediment banks, due to the instauration of the modern sediment dynamics after the complete shelf flooding. The sediment transport pattern established in the study area seems to be eventually captured by a submarine channel that provide an efficient mechanism for sediment export toward deep-water settings, where an extensive contourite depositional system has been documented.
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Authors
M. Luján, F.J. Lobo, M. Bruno, S. de Castro,