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Dissertation
Genesis and Architecture of Quaternary Mass Transport Deposits in the Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Seabed Geohazards in the Atlantis Field
2021
Overview
Mass Transport Deposits (MTDs) are seen in seismic images as an area with chaoticreflections or no reflections, bounded by laterally consistent reflectors. There are a wide range of known causes for these types of submarine landslides. By focusing on MTDs that are Quaternary in age, and that are located within the Atlantis region of the Gulf of Mexico, the most likely cause for the MTDs in this study was hypothesized to be variations in sea level. With the use of 2-D sub-bottom profile data from the study area, it was possible to map out the MTDs in relation to age horizons provided by core analysis done in another study. Once an age was determined, each MTD was linked to specific sea level trends during that time. It was concluded that there was a strong relationship between changes in sea level and the occurrence of mass transport events. The study area was highly affected by minor changes in sea level due to the origin of its sediment supply, the Mississippi River drainage system. Analysis suggests that the MTDs in the Atlantis region could all be caused by the effect of sea level changes on rates in sedimentation.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
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ISBN
9798276051017
