THE USE OF MINERAL MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS TO STUDY THE TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENTATION OF PARTICLES IN THE GULF OF LIONS (NW MEDITERRANEAN)

Authors
SCOULLOS MJ ZERI C
Citation
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
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Oceanografhy
Journal title
Oceanologica acta → ACNP
ISSN journal
03991784
Volume
16
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
53 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-1784(1993)16:1<53:TUOMMM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
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.