Sediment transport mechanisms revealed by quantitative analyses of seafloor morphology: New evidence from multibeam bathymetry of the Israel exclusive economic …

M Kanari, G Tibor, JK Hall, T Ketter, G Lang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract This study synthesizes 15 years (2001–2016) of detailed multibeam hydrographic
mapping covering the entire 26,500 km 2 of the Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) …

Modes of gas migration and seepage on the salt-rooted Palmahim Disturbance, southeastern Mediterranean

MA Lawal, OM Bialik, M Lazar, ND Waldmann… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass transport complexes often form key elements of petroleum systems, affecting
sedimentary structures, seepage pathways and biodiversity hotspots on the seafloor. Yet …

Salt-related gravity-driven processes in the Levant Basin, Eastern Mediterranean: Insights from physical modeling

T Anagnostoudi, BC Vendeville, V Gaullier… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
The characterization of salt tectonics and its gravity-driven deformation processes are the
key to a better understanding of the structural evolution of salt-bearing rifted margins. Unlike …

Hierarchy of source-to-sink systems—Example from the Nile distribution across the eastern Mediterranean

U Schattner, M Lazar - Sedimentary geology, 2016 - Elsevier
A standard source-to-sink approach examines sediment transport along an imaginary axis
(regarded here as primary) extending between land, the continental margin and a nearby …

Out of sight, out of mind. Submarine springs in the Dead Sea—An underappreciated phenomenon

M Lazar, C Siebert - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
The drastic drop in Dead Sea lake levels during the last few decades has caused the
formation of over 6000 dangerous sinkholes along its coasts. Concurrently, retreating …

Seismic indicators of focused fluid flow and cross-evaporitic seepage in the Eastern Mediterranean

C Bertoni, C Kirkham, J Cartwright, N Hodgson… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present for the first time a synthesis of the evidence of focused fluid flow in the Eastern
Mediterranean, providing an updated record that includes recent and past occurrences …

Constraints on gas release from shallow lake sediments—a case study from the Sea of Galilee

M Lazar, L Gasperini, A Polonia, M Lupi, A Mazzini - Geo-Marine Letters, 2019 - Springer
The presence of methane gas in the shallow sub-surface sediments of the Sea of Galilee,
northern Israel, has been well documented over the years. Numerous theories for the …

Isolating the role of shore-parallel sediment transport in continental shelf build-up

U Schattner - Continental Shelf Research, 2021 - Elsevier
While the role of shore-parallel transport is extensively documented, its contribution to
source-to-sink and provenance studies is often overshadowed by tectonic variations …

Paleomagnetic imprints of sulfate reduction pathways in continental shelf sediments: organoclastic versus anaerobic oxidation of methane

Y Zemach, R Shaar, O Sivan, B Herut… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Marine continental shelf sediments with high deposition rates may provide useful archives of
rapid geomagnetic secular variation as long as the primary magnetization is not altered …

Gas escape along the Palmachim disturbance in the Levant Basin, offshore Israel

OE Eruteya, M Reshef, Z Ben-Avraham… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
High-resolution seismic reflection and bathymetry data are analyzed to investigate the
subsurface configurations promoting fluid escape along the Palmachim disturbance; a 20 …