Abstract
Swath bathymetry in the north Alboran Sea shows different types of sediment waves associated with submarine canyons. Bedforms are located in the channel axis, on the levee backslopes of a meander and on the fan lobe developed at the mouth of the canyons. They probably represent different responses to turbidity current flows and suggest active sediment dynamics (at present and/or in the past) in this area.
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The data were obtained in the framework of the Fisheries Mapping Programme of the Mediterranean, funded by the Secretaría General de Pesca (MAGRAMA). We also wish to thank the SGP-TRAGSA Cartography Group, who participated in the cruises.
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Muñoz, A., Elvira, E., León, C., Acosta, J., Jiménez, P. (2017). Examples of Sediment Waves in and Around Submarine Canyons of the North Alboran Sea. In: Guillén, J., Acosta, J., Chiocci, F., Palanques, A. (eds) Atlas of Bedforms in the Western Mediterranean. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33940-5_38
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