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- Multidisciplinary characterization of Quaternary mass movement deposits in the Portimão Bank (Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia)Publication . Silva, Pedro; Roque, C.; Drago, Teresa; Belen, A.; Ercilla, Gemma; Lopes, Ana; Lopez-Gonzalez, Nieves; CASAS, DAVID; Naughton, F.; Vazquez, Juan-Tomas; Henry, B.We present a multidisciplinary study of the seismic stratigraphy, sedimentology, geochemistry and magnetism to characterize the Quaternary mass movement deposits (MMD) and the associated deformation in the Portimão Bank (Gulf of Cadiz, offshore SW Iberia). Two scales of approach have been applied. At large-scale (m to km) approach, were recognized and characterized a series of important and subsequent slide scars (tens of meters high) and MMD (the larger one with 10 km length) related to landslides, more prominent at Portimão Bank's southern flank. At small-scale (cm) approach, we point out on a piston core collected within a scar affected by MMD, a replication of the sedimentary column as evidenced by geochronological results and corroborated by sedimentology, geochemistry and magnetic data. Magnetic fabric data enabled the identification and characterization of the internal structure and deformation of MMD along the sedimentary column. For last, geochronology and the morphology of Portimão seamount are discussed in order to constraint the factors controlling MMD triggering. The multidisciplinary approach is useful in a better characterization of the MMD at different scales and improved the understanding of its dynamics.
- The Tagus River delta landslide, off Lisbon, Portugal. Implications for Marine geo-hazardsPublication . Terrinha, Pedro; Duarte, Henrique; Brito, Pedro; Noiva, João; Ribeiro, Carlos; Omira, Rachid; Baptista, Maria Ana Carvalho Viana; Miranda, Miguel; Magalhaes, Vitor; Roque, C.; Rosa, Marcos; Alves, Paulo; Teixeira, Francisco; Tagusdelta Cruise TeamThe stratigraphy of the Tagus river ebb-tidal delta off Lisbon (Portugal) is investigated using high resolution multichannel seismic reflection profiles with the purpose of searching for sedimentary or erosive features associated with landslides. The Tagus delta is sub-divided in two prograding seismic units of 17 ky to 13 ky and 13 ky to Present based on the calibration of seismic lines using gravity and box-cores in the Tagus pro-delta. We report the existence of a buried landslide with 11 km of length, 3.5 km of width and a maximum thickness of 20 m that accounted for the collapse of half of the upper unit of the Tagus river delta front in Holocene times. The non-collapsed half of the delta front contains extensive shallow gas of still unknown origin and nature. An estimated age of similar to 8 ky BP for the Tagus delta landslide is proposed based on stratigraphic correlation. The trigger mechanisms of the newly identified Tagus landslide are discussed as well as of the several landslides also found in the lower delta unit. These findings present a first step towards a future assessment of the susceptibility of the nearby coastal areas and the off-shore infrastructures to hazards related to such large collapses.