Mud volcanoes and dome-like structures at the eastern Mediterranean Ridge

ÇİFCİ G., Limonov A., Dimitrov L., Gainanov V.

MARINE GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES, cilt.19, sa.5, ss.421-438, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1023/a:1004319226273
  • Dergi Adı: MARINE GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.421-438
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mediterranean Ridge, United Nation Rise, mud diapirs, mud volcanoes, dome-like structures, ACCRETIONARY COMPLEX, DEFORMATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Mediterranean Ridge is interpreted as a large accretionary complex, which originated due to the northern subduction of the African lithosphere below the Eurasian one and the partial collision of those two continents; more precisely, between the African and Aegean Microplates. The main goals of the UNESCO-TTR 5 (Training Through Research) cruise, carried out by several methods including high resolution seismic profiling, included the investigations of mud volcanoes, the distribution of the Messinian evaporites, and mapping the seafloor structures. The high resolution seismic data were confirmed with other geoacoustic methods as sidescan sonars (short-ORETECH and long-range OKEAN) and subbottom sampling. The area of investigation is designed to run parallel to the Mediterranean Ridge on the eastern end towards the Florence Rise, and is situated between the northern and southern deformation fronts of the ridge.