Abstract The Scotia Sea is a complex geological area located in the Southern Ocean which
evolution is closely linked to the opening of the Drake Passage. Structural highs of …

The differentiation of pure turbidites and contourites from mixed deposits—as the bottom
current reworked sands (BCRS)—in sedimentary cores and outcrops from the modern or …

Gas hydrate provinces occur in two sedimentary basins along Brazil's continental margin:(1)
The Rio Grande Cone in the southeast, and (2) the Amazon deep-sea fan in the equatorial …

Ocean currents control seafloor morphology and the transport of sediments, organic carbon,
nutrients, and pollutants in deep-water environments. A better connection between …

Contourites are common morphological features along continental margins where currents
encounter the seafloor. They can provide long-term archives of palaeoceanography, may be …

Mixed turbidite-contourite systems can be found in oceans where bottom currents and
turbidity currents interact. The Zambezi turbidite system, located in the Mozambique …

Evidences of sedimentation affected by oceanic circulation, such as nepheloid layers and
contourites are often observed along continental slopes. However, the oceanographic …

Contourite drifts are anomalously high sediment accumulations that form due to reworking
by bottom currents. Due to the lack of a comprehensive contourite database, the link …

Over the recent years, two research fields addressing continental slope sedimentary
systems have gained significant momentum: contourites and cold-water coral mounds …

We present a combined study of the geomorphology, sedimentology, and physical
oceanography of the Mozambique Channel to evaluate the role of bottom currents in …