Analysis of Plio-Quaternary deep marine systems and their evolution in a compressional tectonic regime, Eastern Black Sea Basin

Sipahioglu N. O., KARAHANOĞLU N., ALTINER D.

MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY, vol.43, pp.187-207, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.02.008
  • Journal Name: MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.187-207
  • Keywords: Submarine fan, Channel-levee complex, Eastern Black Sea Basin, Ponded turbidites, GULF-OF-MEXICO, SEISMIC GEOMORPHOLOGY, DEPOSITIONAL ELEMENTS, MISSISSIPPI CANYON, SLOPE CHANNEL, ARCHITECTURE, FAN, OFFSHORE, DELTA, SUBSIDENCE
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Facies architecture of submarine fans and channel-levee complexes in the Eastern Black Sea Basin and their evolution from the Late Miocene until the present day are studied using a three-dimensional seismic data set covering an area of approximately 1161 km(2). The interpretation of the observations reveals the outcome of the changing interplay between rate of sedimentation and compressional tectonism in the area through time.