CONTEMPORARY AND LATE QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF IZMIR BAY (WESTERN TURKEY) ANDINVESTIGATION OF MORPHOSEDIMENTARY SEABED FEATURES


DUMAN M., AKÇALI B., DUMANOĞLU G., EYTEMİZ C., İLHAN T.

The Mediterranean Science Commission, 28 Ekim - 01 Kasım 2013

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article presents data from high-resolution shallow seismic profiles, side scan sonar, scanning sonar, surficial sediment data and video data for the sedimentary history, characterization and process-description of the Izmir Bay (western Turkey).Rate in sea level rise, seabed morphology, sediment supply, hydrodynamic regime are the main controlling factors of general infill pattern. Inspection by diver video of pockmark like seabed features are showed that some of these features are partly related with the scouring at wreck sites and controlled by the orientation of the wreck structure relative to the prevailing hydrodynamic conditions.