Geometry of sandy deposits at the distal edge of the Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico
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Abstract
Sidescan sonar provides a map of the seafloor that has greatly improved the understanding of depositional processes on modern deep-sea fans (e.g. Mutti and Normark 1991). Here, we present a sidescan-sonar mosaic from the eastern Gulf of Mexico that images the distal reaches of a channel on the Mississippi Fan and the deposits associated with it (Fig. 41.1). This area is one of several deep-sea fan systems that had not previously been imaged by high-resolution sidescan systems. The mosaic highlights the complexity of the spatial relationships of channels and deposits at ends of channels on this large, modern, passive-margin deep-sea fan (Figs 41.2 and 41.3).
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Twichell, D., Schwab, W.C., Kenyon, N.H., 1995, Geometry of sandy deposits at the distal edge of the Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico, chap. of Atlas of Deep Water Environments, p. 282-286, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1234-5_42.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Geometry of sandy deposits at the distal edge of the Mississippi Fan, Gulf of Mexico |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-011-1234-5_42 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Title | Atlas of Deep Water Environments |
| First page | 282 |
| Last page | 286 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi Fan |