Blake Plateau: Control of Miocene sedimentation patterns by large-scale shifts of the Gulf Stream axis
Geology
By: P.R. Pinet and P. Popenoe
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Abstract
The distribution of buried channel networks within Cenozoic sequences of the Blake Plateau and their correlation with global sea-level oscillations indicate that the Gulf Stream axis shifted landward against the Florida-Hatteras Slope during sea-level high-stands and seaward across the central Blake Plateau during sea-level lowstands. A sedimentation model incorporating axial shifts of the Gulf Stream successfully predicts the Miocene stratigraphy of the Florida-Hatteras Slope and Blake Plateau as defined by seismic and drill-hole data.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Blake Plateau: Control of Miocene sedimentation patterns by large-scale shifts of the Gulf Stream axis |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<257:BPCOMS>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 257 |
| Last page | 259 |