Uenzelmann-Neben, G. et al. (2011): Palaeoceanographic interpretation of a seismic profile from the southern Mozambique Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean
Leg/Site/Hole:
Related Expeditions:
DSDP 25
Identifier:
ID:
2012-035760
Type:
georefid
Creator:
Name:
Uenzelmann-Neben, G.
Affiliation:
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Role:
author
Name:
Watkeys, M. K.
Affiliation:
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Role:
author
Name:
Kretzinger, W.
Affiliation:
University of Kiel, Germany
Role:
author
Name:
Frank, M.
Affiliation:
Role:
author
Name:
Heuer, L.
Affiliation:
Role:
author
Identification:
Title:
Palaeoceanographic interpretation of a seismic profile from the southern Mozambique Ridge, southwestern Indian Ocean
Year:
2011
Source:
South African Journal of Geology
Publisher:
Bureau for Scientific Publications, Pretoria, South Africa
Volume:
114
Issue:
3-4
Pages:
449-458
Abstract:
Seismic reflection data from the southern Mozambique Ridge, Southwestern Indian Ocean, show indications for a modification in the oceanic circulation system during the Neogene. Major reorganisations in the Indian Ocean circulation system accompanying the closure of the Indonesian Gateway led to the onset of current controlled sedimentation in the vicinity of the Mozambique Ridge at approximately 14 Ma. The modifications in water mass properties and path are documented in changes in reflection characteristics in the Mozambique Ridge area. Correlating these with identified changes of the Nd isotope evolution in deep water masses the general present day large scale circulation in the southern Indian Ocean is suggested to have prevailed for the last 9 Ma. References should not be included in abstracts.
Language:
English
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Coverage: Geographic coordinates: North:-20.0000 West:30.0000 East:
45.0000 South:-35.0000
Keywords: Stratigraphy; Applied geophysics; bathymetry; Cenozoic; continental margin; data acquisition; data processing; Deep Sea Drilling Project; DSDP Site 249; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; Indian Ocean; Leg 25; Mozambique Ridge; Neogene; ocean floors; paleo-oceanography; provenance; reflection methods; sedimentation; seismic methods; seismic profiles; surveys; Tertiary; thermohaline circulation; Transkei Basin;
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