Influence of sedimentary processes and fault tectonics on the evolution of submarine canyons in the East Andaman Basin: Insights from high-resolution seismic data …

L Jin, X Luan, TD Raveendrasinghe, L Jiang, Y Xue… - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Andaman Sea Basin, a well-known back-arc spreading centre and a mature
petroliferous basin, presents a unique and complex scenario for understanding the interplay …

Large-scale submarine landslide drives long-lasting regime shift in slope sediment deposition

MD Stagna, V Maselli, A van Vliet - Geology, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine landslides and associated mass-transport deposits (MTDs) modify the
physiography of continental margins and influence the evolution of submarine sediment …

Architecture, structural and tectonic significance of the Seagap fault (offshore Tanzania) in the framework of the East African Rift

D Iacopini, S Tavani, S Pentagallo, V Maselli… - Basin …, 2023 - earthdoc.org
The Southeastern portion of the East African Rift System reactivates Mesozoic transform
faults marking the separation of Madagascar from Africa in the Western Indian Ocean …

[HTML][HTML] Human-ecodynamics and the intertidal zones of the Zanzibar Archipelago

P Faulkner, A Sarathi, A Crowther, T Smith… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The intertidal zone, covering the nearshore fringe of coasts and islands and extending from
the high-water mark to areas that remain fully submerged, encompasses a range of habitats …

Opposite microplate rotations on the East African Rift: Similarity to double saloon door tectonics

AK Martin - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Documented opposite rotations of the Victoria and Rovuma Microplates in the East African
Rift (EAR) are compared to opposite microplate rotations in backarc basins related to …

Tectonic and oceanographic controls on the slope-confined dendritic canyon system in the Dongsha Slope, South China Sea

X Wang, F Cai, Z Sun, Q Li, A Li, Y Sun, H Wang, Q Sun - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dendritic canyon system is the most widespread type of submarine canyons along
continental margins and plays important roles in sediment delivery and deep-water …

Re‐routing of submarine channels by Plio‐Quaternary extensional tectonics along the Tanzania margin and implications for an offshore branch of the East African Rift …

MD Stagna, V Maselli, DJ Reynolds, D Grujic… - Basin …, 2024 - earthdoc.org
The distribution and timing of Neogene extensional structures along the offshore Tanzania
margin and their influence on submarine sediment dispersal pathways remain poorly …

Insight into contrasting patterns of sedimentation from shelf edge to base-of-slope on the Mozambique-Zambezi margin (17° 30′ S-20° S) during the last 40 ka

B Dennielou, IH Guambe, CP Matsena, JA Mugabe… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The pattern of sediment dispersal and the location of sediment depocentres on continental
margins can be very complex in both space and time. We aim at investigating how …

Pliocene Graben Development Led the Reorganization of the Deep-Water Sediment Routing Systems Offshore Tanzania

MD Stagna, V Maselli, D Reynolds, D Iacopini… - EAGE Sub-Saharan …, 2024 - earthdoc.org
The distribution and timing of Neogene extensional features along the Tanzania margin as
well as their influence on sediment dispersal pathways remain poorly constrained, limiting …

Structural and Tectonic Significance of the Seagap Fault in the Frame of the East African Rift

D Iacopini, S Tavani, MD Stagna, V Maselli… - Sixth EAGE Eastern …, 2022 - earthdoc.org
In this contribution, we reconstruct the evolution of the seismically active Seagap fault zone,
a 400-km-long crustal structure affecting the Tanzania margin, from the late Eocene to …