Evolution of the South-Iberian paleomargin: From hyperextension to continental subduction

A Pedrera, A Ruiz-Constán, J García-Senz… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three crustal-scale sequentially restored cross-sections along the Central External Betic
Cordillera enable us to pinpoint the role of extreme crustal thinning, tectonic inheritance and …

Identification and characterization of geological formations with CO2 storage potential in Portugal

P Pereira, C Ribeiro, J Carneiro - Petroleum Geoscience, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is considered a major part of the Portuguese
strategy for reducing CO2 emissions. Some industrial sectors, the most prominent being the …

Paleogeographic evolution of a segmented oblique passive margin: the case of the SW Iberian margin

A Ramos, O Fernández, P Terrinha, JA Muñoz… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
The SW Iberian margin is an oblique passive margin developed during the Mesozoic, as
part of the opening of the westernmost Ligurian Tethys. The Algarve Basin developed on the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural control and tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia since the late Miocene: Implications for contourite depositional system

D Duarte, C Roque, ZL Ng, FJ Hernández-Molina… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Cadiz Contourite Depositional System (GCCS) developed due to the
interaction of the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) with the middle continental slope of …

[HTML][HTML] Late Miocene contourite depositional system of the Gulf of Cádiz: The sedimentary signature of the paleo-Mediterranean outflow water

ZL Ng, FJ Hernández-Molina, D Duarte, C Roque… - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Late Miocene contourite deposits related to the paleo-Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW)
were identified in the Betic and Rifian corridors prior to the restriction of the Mediterranean …

[HTML][HTML] U-Pb ages and Hf isotopic composition of detrital zircon in western Algarve Triassic sandstone (SW Iberia): Implications for crustal evolution, provenance, and …

MF Pereira, C Gama - Lithos, 2024 - Elsevier
The Triassic paleogeographic configuration before the Central Atlantic Ocean's opening and
the Pangea's breakup establishes that Iberia was close to North America and North Africa …

Discovering Europe's seabed geology: the EMODnet concept of uniform collection and harmonization of marine data

HTV Vallius, AT Kotilainen, KC Asch, A Fiorentino… - 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Maritime spatial planning, management of marine resources, environmental assessments
and forecasting all require good seabed maps. Similarly there is a need to support the …

Integrated thematic geological mapping of the Atlantic Margin of Iberia

P Terrinha, T Medialdea, L Batista, L Somoza… - 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This paper synthesizes the geology of the Atlantic Margin off the coast of Iberia and
surrounding Abyssal Plains using published thematic mapping freely downloadable from …

The Late Pleistocene-Holocene sedimentary evolution of the Sines contourite drift (SW Portuguese margin): A multiproxy approach

M Teixeira, P Terrinha, C Roque, AHL Voelker… - Sedimentary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sines Contourite Drift (SCD), located in the Alentejo margin, southwest Iberian
continental margin, has been through many depositional phases in result of climatic …

Destructive episodes and morphological rejuvenation during the lifecycles of tectonically active seamounts: Insights from the Gorringe Bank in the NE Atlantic

D Gamboa, R Omira, A Piedade, P Terrinha… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Seamounts are spectacular bathymetric features common within volcanic and tectonically
active continental margins. During their lifecycles, they evolve through stages of construction …