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Seismic stratigraphy of Late Quaternary sediments of western Mersin Bay shelf, (NE Mediterranean Sea)

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dc.creator Okyar, Mahmut
dc.creator Ergin, M
dc.creator Evans, G
dc.date 2005-10-14T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:15:56Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:15:56Z
dc.identifier 0183bc25-ff6a-4ed9-9338-e2e77996fb48
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.06.024
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/0183bc25-ff6a-4ed9-9338-e2e77996fb48/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/51997
dc.description High-resolution shallow seismic-reflection profiles obtained from the western Mersin Bay have revealed the existence of the two distinct depositional sequences (C and B) lying on a narrow and relatively steeply-sloping continental shelf which mainly receives its sediments from the ephemeral rivers. The upper Holocene sedimentary sequence (C) is characterized by stratified (simple to complex) to chaotic reflection configurations produced by the development of a prograding wedge of terrigenous sediment. Particular occurrences of slope- and front-fill facies and the lack of a sharp boundary, which has, however, been observed on the western shelf of this bay, between the Early Holocene and latest Pleistocene deposits are related to possible movement of underlying deposits due to local gravity mass movements or synsedimentary tectonics due to adjustment of the underlying evaporites in adjacent basin. The maximum thickness of the topmost sequence C is associated with the Tarsus-Seyhan delta, which lies to the northeast of the area and is prograding along the shelf Other variations in thickness (5-40 m) of this topmost sequence are related to the variable sediment discharge along the coast, and the distance from the coast. It is at a maximum (40 m) in the nearshore area just west of the Lamas river mouth and at a minimum (5-15 m) in the offshore area.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Seismic stratigraphy of Late Quaternary sediments of western Mersin Bay shelf, (NE Mediterranean Sea)
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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