Mj. Scoullos et C. Zeri, THE USE OF MINERAL MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS TO STUDY THE TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENTATION OF PARTICLES IN THE GULF OF LIONS (NW MEDITERRANEAN), Oceanologica acta, 16(1), 1993, pp. 53-61
Mineral magnetic and chemical studies indicate the impact and great im
portance of atmospheric versus riverine input of particles in the sedi
ments of the Gulf of Lions and provide some strong indications about t
he presence of anthropogenic particles in offshore deep sediments of t
his region. The data indicate that Saharan dust and anthropogenic part
icles coexist at several depth intervals in the sediment, supporting t
he hypothesis that Saharan dust episodes could play an important role
in facilitating deposition and coprecipitation of anthropogenic partic
les from the atmosphere and the water column.