@article {Cameselle,
	title = {{Large-scale margin collapse during Messinian early sea-level drawdown: The SW Valencia Trough, NW Mediterranean}},
	journal = {Basin Research},
	year = {Submitted},
	keywords = {for review purposes only},
	doi = {10.1111/bre.12170},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L and Urgeles, R}
}
@article {N{\'u}{\~n}ez-Corn{\'u}201659,
	title = {{Geophysical studies across rivera plate and jalisco block, Mexico: Tsujal project}},
	journal = {Seismological Research Letters},
	volume = {87},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {59{\textendash}72},
	abstract = {In the spring of 2014, an onshore-offshore geophysical experiment ("Crustal Characterization of the Rivera plate-Jalisco Block Boundary and Its Implications for Seismic and Tsunami Hazard Assessment") was carried out in the frame of theTsuJal project to define the crustal architecture of the western Mexican active margin and identify potential structural sources that can trigger earthquakes and tsunamis at the convergence between the Rivera plate (RP) and the Jalisco Block (JB) within the North American plate. In this work, we present the preliminary results about bathymetric, structural geology, and wide-angle seismic data of the southern coast of Bah{\'\i}a de Banderas. These data indicate the slab thickness in this area is about 10 km and presents a dip angle of about 8. Continental crustal thickness below Puerto Vallarta is about 20 km, but no evidences of continental Moho and clear subduction features (trench, accretionary prism) are observed. Nevertheless, this model supports the hypothesis that the region of Bah{\'\i}a de Banderas is under strong crustal stresses generating structural lineaments with the same trends offshore and inland due to the convergence of the RP against the JB. Most of the seismicity reported can be associated with the main structural lineaments. Moreover, the Banderas Canyon (BC) is apparently in an eastward opening process, which seems to continue through the Rio Pitillal river valley; no seismic or morphological evidences were found to suggest the BC is a continuation of the Vallarta graben. Offshore, the Sierra de Cleofas, located south of Mar{\'\i}a Cleofas Island, marks the limit between the RP and the JB along 100 km. It may be the result of the RP pushing against the JB establishing the beginning of the current subduction process, with associated seismic activity. If a subduction type earthquake occurs in this area, the associated magnitude will be about 7.5 and could have a tsunamigenic effect.},
	doi = {10.1785/0220150144},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954306785\&partnerID=40\&md5=ad4bbdb5d2b001b4510745d3e92ea302},
	author = {N{\'u}{\~n}ez-Corn{\'u}, F J and C{\'o}rdoba, D and Da{\~n}obeitia, J J and Bandy, W L and Figueroa, M O and Bartolom{\'e}, R and N{\'u}{\~n}ez, D and Zamora-Camacho, A and Esp{\'\i}ndola, J M and Castell{\'o}n, A and Escudero, C R and Trejo-G{\'o}mez, E and De Jes{\'u}s Escalona-Alc{\'a}zar, F and Plascencia, C S and Alejandro Nava, F and Mortera, C}
}
@article {Biescas2016,
	title = {{Synthetic Modeling for an Acoustic Exploration System for Physical Oceanography}},
	journal = {Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology},
	volume = {33},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {191{\textendash}200},
	publisher = {American Meteorological Society},
	abstract = {AbstractMarine multichannel seismic (MCS) data, used to obtain structural reflection images of the earth?s subsurface, can also be used in physical oceanography exploration. This method provides vertical and lateral resolutions of O(10?100) m, covering the existing observational gap in oceanic exploration. All MCS data used so far in physical oceanography studies have been acquired using conventional seismic instrumentation originally designed for geological exploration. This work presents the proof of concept of an alternative MCS system that is better adapted to physical oceanography and has two goals: 1) to have an environmentally low-impact acoustic source to minimize any potential disturbance to marine life and 2) to be light and portable, thus being installed on midsize oceanographic vessels. The synthetic experiments simulate the main variables of the source, shooting, and streamer involved in the MCS technique. The proposed system utilizes a 5-s-long exponential chirp source of 208 dB relative to 1 ?Pa at 1 m with a frequency content of 20?100 Hz and a relatively short 500-m-long streamer with 100 channels. This study exemplifies through numerical simulations that the 5-s-long chirp source can reduce the peak of the pressure signal by 26 dB with respect to equivalent air gun?based sources by spreading the energy in time, greatly reducing the impact to marine life. Additionally, the proposed system could be transported and installed in midsize oceanographic vessels, opening new horizons in acoustic oceanography research.},
	issn = {0739-0572},
	doi = {10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0137.1},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0137.1},
	author = {Biescas, Berta and Ruddick, Barry and Kormann, Jean and Sallares, Valenti and Nedimovi{\'c}, Mladen R and Carniel, Sandro}
}
@article {Giaconia2015,
	title = {{Compressional tectonic inversion of the Algero-Balearic basin: Latemost Miocene to present oblique convergence at the Palomares margin (Western Mediterranean)}},
	journal = {Tectonics},
	volume = {34},
	number = {7},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {1516{\textendash}1543},
	keywords = {10.1002/2015TC003861 and Active tectonics, Abubacer anticline, multichannel seismics, Palomares fault zone, Tectonic inversion, Western Mediterranean},
	issn = {02787407},
	doi = {10.1002/2015TC003861},
	url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/2015TC003861},
	author = {Giaconia, Flavio and Booth-Rea, Guillermo and Ranero, C{\'e}sar R and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Bartolom{\'e}, Rafael and Calahorrano, Alcinoe and Lo Iacono, Claudio and Vendrell, Montserrat G and Cameselle, Alejandra L and Costa, Sergio and G{\'o}mez de la Pe{\~n}a, Laura and Mart{\'\i}nez-Loriente, Sara and Perea, Hector and Vi{\~n}as, Marina}
}
@article {Cameselle2015,
	title = {{The continent-ocean transition on the northwestern South China Sea}},
	journal = {Basin Research},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {n/a{\textendash}{\textendash}n/a},
	issn = {0950091X},
	doi = {10.1111/bre.12137},
	url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/bre.12137},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L and Ranero, C{\'e}sar R and Franke, Dieter and Barckhausen, Udo}
}
@mastersthesis {Cameselle2015,
	title = {{Sedimentary processes and resulting continental margin configuration during large-scale sea-level drawdown: The Messinian Salinity Crisis in the Western Mediterranean Sea}},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {233},
	school = {Universitat de Barcelona},
	type = {phdThesis},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L}
}
@article {Hensen01042015,
	title = {{Strike-slip faults mediate the rise of crustal-derived fluids and mud volcanism in the deep sea}},
	journal = {Geology},
	volume = {43},
	number = {4},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {339{\textendash}342},
	abstract = {We report on newly discovered mud volcanoes located at \~{}4500 m water depth \~{}90 km west of the deformation front of the accretionary wedge of the Gulf of Cadiz, and thus outside of their typical geotectonic environment. Seismic data suggest that fluid flow is mediated by a >400-km-long strike-slip fault marking the transcurrent plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia. Geochemical data (Cl, B, Sr, 87Sr/86Sr, $δ$18O, $δ$D) reveal that fluids originate in oceanic crust older than 140 Ma. On their rise to the surface, these fluids receive strong geochemical signals from recrystallization of Upper Jurassic carbonates and clay-mineral dehydration in younger terrigeneous units. At present, reports of mud volcanoes in similar deep-sea settings are rare, but given that the large area of transform-type plate boundaries has been barely investigated, such pathways of fluid discharge may provide an important, yet unappreciated link between the deeply buried oceanic crust and the deep ocean.},
	doi = {10.1130/G36359.1},
	url = {http://geology.gsapubs.org/content/43/4/339.abstract},
	author = {Hensen, Christian and Scholz, Florian and Nuzzo, Marianne and Valadares, Vasco and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Terrinha, Pedro and Liebetrau, Volker and Kaul, Norbert and Silva, Sonia and Mart{\'\i}nez-Loriente, Sara and Bartolom{\'e}, Rafael and Pi{\~n}ero, Elena and Magalh{\~a}es, Vitor H and Schmidt, Mark and Weise, Stephan M and Cunha, Marina and Hilario, Ana and Perea, Hector and Rovelli, Lorenzo and Lackschewitz, Klas}
}
@article {Cameselle2014,
	title = {{The continent-ocean transition of the rifted South China continental margin}},
	journal = {EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2014},
	month = {may},
	pages = {14917},
	url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014EGUGA..1614917C},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L. and Ranero, C{\'e} and sar R. and Franke, Dieter and Barckhausen, Udo}
}
@booklet {Rebesco2014,
	title = {{Grounding zone wedges , Kveithola Trough ( NW Barents Sea )}},
	journal = {Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms},
	volume = {16},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {16840},
	url = {www.submarineglacialatlas.com},
	author = {Rebesco, Michele and Urgeles, Roger and {\"O}zmaral, Asli and Hanebuth, Till and Caburlotto, Andrea}
}
@article {Papadopoulos2014,
	title = {{Historical and pre-historical tsunamis in the Mediterranean and its connected seas: Geological signatures, generation mechanisms and coastal impacts}},
	journal = {Marine Geology},
	volume = {354},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {81{\textendash}109},
	publisher = {Elsevier},
	abstract = {The origin of tsunamis in the Mediterranean region and its connected seas, including the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea and the SW Iberian Margin in the NE Atlantic Ocean, is reviewed within the geological and seismotectonic settings of the region. A variety of historical documentary sources combined with evidence from onshore and offshore geological signatures, geomorphological imprints, observations from selected coastal archeological sites, as well as instrumental records, eyewitnesses accounts and pictorial material, clearly indicate that tsunami sources both seismic and non-seismic (e.g. volcanism, landslides) can be found in all the seas of the region with a variable tsunamigenic potential. Local, regional and basin-wide tsunamis have been documented. An improved map of 22 main tsunamigenic zones and their relative potential for tsunami generation is presented. From west to east, the most important tsunamigenic zones are situated offshore SW Iberia, in the North Algerian margin, in the Tyrrhenian Calabria and Messina Straits, in the western and eastern segments of the Hellenic Arc, in the Corinth Gulf of Central Greece, in the Levantine Sea offshore the Dead Sea Transform Fault and in the eastern side of the Marmara Sea. Important historical examples, including destructive tsunamis associated with large earthquakes, are presented. The mean recurrence of strong tsunamis in the several basins varies greatly but the highest event frequency (1/96. years) is observed in the east Mediterranean basin. For most of the historical events it is still unclear which was the causative seismic source and if the tsunami was caused by co-seismic slip, by earthquake-triggered submarine landslides or by a combination of both mechanisms. In pre-historical times, submarine volcanic eruptions (i.e. caldera collapse, massive pyroclastic flows, volcanogenic landslides) and large submarine landslides caused important tsunamis although little is known about their source mechanisms. We conclude that further investigation of the tsunami generation mechanisms is of primary importance in the Mediterranean region. Inputs from tsunami numerical modeling as well as from empirical discrimination criteria for characterizing tsunami sources have been proved particularly effective for recent, well-documented, aseismic landslide tsunamis (e.g., 1963 Corinth Gulf, 1979 C{\^O}te d{\textquoteright}Azur, 1999 Izmit Bay, 2002 Stromboli volcano). Since the tsunami generation mechanisms are controlled by a variety of factors, and given that the knowledge of past tsunami activity is the cornerstone for undertaking tsunami risk mitigation action, future interdisciplinary research efforts on past tsunamis are needed. {\textcopyright} 2014 Elsevier B.V.},
	keywords = {Geological signatures, Historical tsunamis, Mediterranean region, Tsunami impact, Tsunami mechanisms},
	issn = {00253227},
	doi = {10.1016/j.margeo.2014.04.014},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84901663041\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Papadopoulos, Gerassimos A. and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Urgeles, Roger and Sallares, Valenti and De Martini, Paolo Marco and Pantosti, Daniela and Gonz{\'a}lez, Mauricio and Yalciner, Ahmet C. and Mascle, Jean and Sakellariou, Dimitris and Salamon, Amos and Tinti, Stefano and Karastathis, Vassilis and Fokaefs, Anna and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Novikova, Tatyana and Papageorgiou, Antonia}
}
@book {Sassa2014,
	title = {{Landslide Science for a Safer Geoenvironment}},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {483{\textendash}489},
	publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
	organization = {Springer International Publishing},
	address = {Cham},
	keywords = {ardizzone, cardinali f, f, fiorucci f, geological layers slip ellipsoid, GIS, guzzetti, i, marchesini m, santangelo m, slope stability open source},
	isbn = {978-3-319-05049-2},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-05050-8},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-05050-8},
	author = {Marchesini, Ivan and Mergili, Martin and Rossi, Mauro and Santangelo, Michele and Cardinali, Mauro and Ardizzone, Francesca and Fiorucci, Federica and Schneider-muntau, Barbara and Fellin, Wolfgang and Guzzetti, Fausto},
	editor = {Sassa, Kyoji and Canuti, Paolo and Yin, Yueping}
}
@article {Cameselle2014,
	title = {{Late Miocene sedimentary architecture of the Ebro Continental Margin (Western Mediterranean): implications to the Messinian Salinity Crisis}},
	journal = {International Journal of Earth Sciences},
	volume = {103},
	number = {2},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {423{\textendash}440},
	keywords = {Ebro, Erosion, Mediterranean, Messinian, Miocene, Sea level},
	issn = {1437-3254},
	doi = {10.1007/s00531-013-0966-5},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00531-013-0966-5},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L and Urgeles, R and De Mol, B and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Canning, Jason C}
}
@booklet {HensenC.ScholzF.MarianneN.ValadaresV.GraciaE.TerrinhaP.LiebetrauV.KaulN.SilvaS.Martinez-lorienteS.BartolomeR.PineroE.MagalhaesV.H.SchmidtM.WeiseS.M.CunhaM.HilarioA.Pereah.RovelliL.2014,
	title = {{Strike-slip Faults Mediate the Rise of Basement-Derived Fluids and Mud Volcanism in the Deep Sea}},
	year = {2014},
	keywords = {Geology},
	author = {Hensen, C. and Scholz, F. and Marianne, N. and Valadares, V. and Gr{\`a}cia, E. and Terrinha, P. and Liebetrau, V. and Kaul, N. and Silva, S. and Martinez-Loriente, S. and Bartolome, R. and Pi{\~n}ero, E. and Mag{\~a}lhaes, V.H. and Schmidt, M. and S.M., Weise and Cunha, M. and Hilario, A. and Perea, H. and Rovelli, L. K.}
}
@inbook {Torbahn2014a,
	title = {{Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences},
	series = {Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2014},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {85{\textendash}94},
	publisher = {Springer International Publishing},
	organization = {Springer International Publishing},
	address = {Cham},
	abstract = {6th International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences (ISSMMTC), 23-25 September 2013, Kiel, Germany.{\textendash} 9 pages},
	keywords = {Discrete element method, failure, mechanism, pore volume change, sediment fabric, sediment strength},
	isbn = {978-3-319-00971-1},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-00972-8},
	url = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-00972-8},
	author = {Torbahn, Lutz and Huhn, Katrin},
	editor = {Krastel, Sebastian and Behrmann, Jan-Hinrich and V{\"o}lker, David and Stipp, Michael and Berndt, Christian and Urgeles, Roger and Chaytor, Jason and Huhn, Katrin and Strasser, Michael and Harbitz, Carl Bonnevie}
}
@conference {Bartolome2014,
	title = {{TSUJAL project and marine survey: Crustal characterization of the Rivera Plate-Jalisco Block boundary and its implications for seismic and tsunami hazard assessment5) TSUJAL Working Group: D}},
	booktitle = {2nd Iberian meeting on active faults and paleoseismology {\textendash} IBERFAULT 2014},
	year = {2014},
	month = {oct},
	doi = {10.13140/2.1.3949.1524},
	url = {http://www.researchgate.net/publication/267514007\_TSUJAL\_project\_and\_marine\_survey\_Crustal\_characterization\_of\_the\_Rivera\_Plate-Jalisco\_Block\_boundary\_and\_its\_implications\_for\_seismic\_and\_tsunami\_hazard\_assessment5)\_TSUJAL\_Working\},
	author = {Bartolom{\'e}, R and Cordoba and Nu{\~n}ez-Corn{\'u} and Da{\~n}obeitia and Alonso, J.L. and Cameselle, A.L. and Castellon, A. and Estrada, F. and Perea, H. and Prada, M.}
}
@article {Alcalde2013481,
	title = {{3-D reflection seismic imaging of the hontom{\'\i}n structure in the basque-cantabrian Basin (Spain)}},
	journal = {Solid Earth},
	volume = {4},
	number = {2},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {481{\textendash}496},
	abstract = {The Basque-Cantabrian Basin of the northern Iberia Peninsula constitutes a unique example of a major deformation system, featuring a dome structure developed by extensional tectonics followed by compressional reactivation. The occurrence of natural resources in the area and the possibility of establishing a geological storage site for carbon dioxide motivated the acquisition of a 3-D seismic reflection survey in 2010, centered on the Jurassic Hontom{\'\i}n dome. The objectives of this survey were to obtain a geological model of the overall structure and to establish a baseline model for a possible geological CO2 storage site. The 36 km2 survey included approximately 5000 mixed (Vibroseis and explosives) source points recorded with a 25 m inline source and receiver spacing. The target reservoir is a saline aquifer, at approximately 1450 m depth, encased and sealed by carbonate formations. Acquisition and processing parameters were influenced by the rough topography and relatively complex geology. A strong near-surface velocity inversion is evident in the data, affecting the quality of the data. The resulting 3-D image provides constraints on the key features of the geologic model. The Hontom{\'\i}n structure is interpreted to consist of an approximately 10 7 m2 large elongated dome with two major (W-E and NW-SE) striking faults bounding it. Preliminary capacity estimates indicate that about 1.2 Gt of CO2 can be stored in the target reservoir. {\textcopyright} 2013 Author(s).},
	doi = {10.5194/se-4-481-2013},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893313475\&partnerID=40\&md5=9d3f67fb71a49a58d6a7a48c1da54f43},
	author = {Alcalde, J.a b and Mart{\'\i}, D.a and Juhlin, C.c and Malehmir, A.c and Sopher, D.c and Saura, E.a and Marz{\'a}n, I.a and Ayarza, P.d and Calahorrano, A.e and P{\'e}rez-Esta{\'u}n, A.a b and Carbonell, R.a}
}
@article {Martinez-Loriente2013,
	title = {{Active deformation in old oceanic lithosphere and significance for earthquake hazard: Seismic imaging of the Coral Patch Ridge area and neighboring abyssal plains (SW Iberian Margin)}},
	journal = {Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems},
	volume = {14},
	number = {7},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {2206{\textendash}2231},
	abstract = {Recently acquired high-resolution multichannel seismic profiles together with bathymetric and sub-bottom profiler data from the external part of the Gulf of Cadiz (Iberia-Africa plate boundary) reveal active deformation involving old (Mesozoic) oceanic lithosphere. This area is located 180 km offshore the SW Iberian Peninsula and embraces the prominent NE-SW trending Coral Patch Ridge, and part of the surrounding deep Horseshoe and Seine abyssal plains. E-W trending dextral strike-slip faults showing surface deformation of flower-like structures predominate in the Horseshoe Abyssal Plain, whereas NE-SW trending compressive structures prevail in the Coral Patch Ridge and Seine Hills. Although the Coral Patch Ridge region is characterized by subdued seismic activity, the area is not free from seismic hazard. Most of the newly mapped faults correspond to active blind thrusts and strike-slip faults that are able to generate large magnitude earthquakes (Mw 7.2-8.4). This may represent a significant earthquake and tsunami hazard that has been overlooked so far. Key Points New active structures have been mapped in the Coral Patch Ridge area The newly mapped faults are able to generate large magnitude earthquakes (Mw>7) These new structures may represent a significant earthquake and tsunami hazard {\textcopyright}2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.},
	keywords = {blind thrusts, fault-bend folds, Iberia-Africa boundary, multichannel seismics, seismic hazard assessment, strike-slip faults},
	issn = {15252027},
	doi = {10.1002/ggge.20173},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883575301\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Mart{\'\i}nez-Loriente, Sara and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Bartolom{\'e}, Rafael and Sallares, Valenti and Connors, Christopher and Perea, Hector and Lo Iacono, Claudio and Klaeschen, Dirk and Terrinha, Pedro and Da{\~n}obeitia, Juan Jos{\'e} and Zitellini, Nevio}
}
@article {Cameselle2013a,
	title = {{The continent-ocean transition of the Pearl River margin}},
	journal = {AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts},
	volume = {-1},
	year = {2013},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {06},
	abstract = {Rifted continental margins form by lithospheric extension and break-up. The continent to ocean transition (COT) architecture depends on the interplay between tectonic and magmatic processes, and thus, to study the COT variability of different systems is key to understand rifting. We use MCS data and magnetic lineations across the Pearl River margin (PRM) of South China Sea to investigate a previously poorly defined COT. The structure of the PRM presents different amounts of extension allowing the study of conjugate pairs of continental margins and their COT in a relative small region. We reprocessed about 2250 km of MCS data along 4 regional, crustal-scale lines and found that 3 of them possibly display the COT. The time-migrated seismic sections show differences in internal reflectivity, faulting style, fault-block geometry, the seismic character of the top of the basement, in the geometry of sediment deposits, and Moho reflections, that we interpret to represent clear continental and oceanic domains. The continental domain is characterized by arrays of normal faults and associated tilted blocks overlaid by syn-rift sedimentary units. The Moho is imaged as sub-horizontal reflections that define a fairly continuous boundary typically at 8-10 s TWT. Estimation of the thickness of the continental crust using 6 km/s average velocity indicates a \~{}22 km-thick continental crust under the uppermost slope passing abruptly to \~{}9-6 km under the lower slope. Comparatively the oceanic crust has a highly reflective top of basement, little-faulting, not discernible syn-tectonic strata, and fairly constant thick aness (4-8 km) defined by usually clear Moho reflections. The COT occurs across \~{}5-10 km narrow zone. Rifting resulted in asymmetric conjugate margins. The PRM shows arrays of tilted fault blocks covered by abundant syn-rift sediment, whereas the conjugate Macclesfield Bank margin displays abrupt thinning and little faulting. Seismic profiles also show a change in the tectonic structure from NE to SW. On the two NE- most lines, crustal thinning and break-up occur over 20-40 km wide segments. To the SW, continental extension occurred over a comparatively broader \~{}100-110 km segment of tilted fault-block structure. We interpret, that this 3D structural variability and the narrow COT was caused by the lateral NE to the SW propagation of a spreading center. In the NE, early spreading center propagation during ongoing rifting stopped continental stretching, causing an abrupt break-up and a narrow COT to seafloor spreading. Later arrival of spreading center propagated to the SW, resulted in a comparatively broader segment with fault-block structures of extended continental crust. However, the COT to clear oceanic crust is narrow. Spreading center propagation in the basin is however not a simple phenomena and ridge jumps and abrupt cessation of spreading contributed to form narrow COT that laterally change to highly thinned continental crust segments. We suggest that the tectonic architecture of continental extension and the abrupt COT along the PRM have been controlled by 3D oceanic spreading center propagation to a degree larger than by the local lithospheric structure during rifting.},
	keywords = {8105 TECTONOPHYSICS Continental margins: divergent},
	url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUFMOS23E..06C},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L. and Ranero, Cesar R. and Franke, Dieter and Barckhausen, Udo}
}
@article {Cartes2013,
	title = {{Geomorphological, trophic and human influences on the bamboo coral Isidella elongata assemblages in the deep Mediterranean: To what extent does Isidella form habitat for fish and invertebrates?}},
	journal = {Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers},
	volume = {76},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {52{\textendash}65},
	abstract = {We analyzed what are the best ecological conditions for megafauna associated with the bamboo coral Isidella elongata based on the geomorphological, physical and trophic information taken in 3 stations (St1, St2, St3) off the southern Catalonian coasts at 620m depth in June 2011. Results were compared with assemblage compositions recorded in past cruises (May 1992, 1994) at the same 3 stations. St1 was in a fishing ground exploited since the 1940s over a relatively wide slope at ca. 22km from the nearest canyon head; St2 and St3 were on a narrower slope closer to canyon heads and to the Ebro river mouth than St1. I. elongata had formed (to May 1994, at least) a dense coral forest at St2-St3 (to ca. 255 colonies/ha at St3), and some isolated colonies (to ca. 0.9 colonies/ha) were still collected in 2011. Fish and invertebrate communities significantly differed between St1 and St2/St3, with two macrourid fishes (Trachrhynchus trachyrhynchus and Nezumia aequalis) and two decapods (Plesionika martia and Plesionika acanthonotus) more abundant at St2/St3. The following ecological indicators imply better food conditions for megafauna at St2-St3 and for I. elongata itself: (i) greater density of zooplankton (copepods, euphausiids, and others) as potential prey for planktivores (including I. elongata); (ii) greater biomass and mean weight of epifaunal and infaunal deposit feeders; (iii) higher feeding intensity, F, at St3 for benthos feeders (Phycis blennoides, N. aequalis and Aristeus antennatus). Also, at St2-St3 we found higher near-bottom turbidity (indicating particle resuspension: food for suspension feeders) and finer and more reduced (Eh) sediments. The results let us suggest that corals and accompanying fauna preferently found optimal ecological conditions in the same habitat, while habitat-forming capacity by I. elongata seemed weak to generate these conditions. Coral forests may enhance detritus accumulations around them, improving habitat conditions for benthos feeders (e.g. macrourid fish). At St3 our side-scan sonar recorded three types of tracks produced by trawler doors, which match with three identified vessels occasionally operating in the area. After this low fishing activity off the Ebro Delta since the mid-1990s, almost all colonies of I. elongata has been removed. However, this impact has hardly altered fish and invertebrate composition without any significant loss of diversity, pointing also toward a rather low capacity of I. elongata facies in forming habitat for megafauna on muddy bottoms of the Mediterranean slope. {\textcopyright} 2013 Elsevier Ltd.},
	keywords = {Bamboo coral, Canyons, Deep Mediterranean, Fish, Forming habitat, Invertebrates, Isidella elongate, Stable isotopy, Trophic relationships},
	issn = {09670637},
	doi = {10.1016/j.dsr.2013.01.006},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876701226\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Cartes, J.E. and LoIacono, C. and Mamouridis, V. and L{\'o}pez-P{\'e}rez, C. and Rodr{\'\i}guez, P.}
}
@article {Cameselle2013,
	title = {{Late Miocene sedimentary architecture of the Ebro Continental Margin (Western Mediterranean): implications to the Messinian Salinity Crisis}},
	journal = {International Journal of Earth Sciences},
	volume = {103},
	number = {2},
	year = {2013},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {423{\textendash}440},
	abstract = {The Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) resulted from a significant multi-phase drop and subsequent reflooding of the Mediterranean Sea from 5.96 to 5.33 Ma. Well-developed drainage networks, characterized by step-like profiles and abrasion platforms, are associated to this event. The Ebro Continental Margin (Western Mediterranean) presents an additional complexity since the capture of the drainage of the adjacent subaerial Ebro Basin took place sometime prior to the Messinian stage. Using 3D seismic reflection data, this work provides new insights into the origin of the step-like profile of the Messinian erosional surface (MES) and timing of the capture of the subaerial Ebro Basin. The results obtained indicate a sedimentary-active continental slope and delta progradation during Middle-Late Miocene, in a normal regressive context associated to a pre-Messinian proto-Ebro River. The mature development attained by the Messinian Ebro River network during the MSC corroborates that the capture of the Ebro Basin occurred prior to the MSC. The configuration of the clinoforms below the MES suggests that deltaic sediments of the Messinian Paleo-Ebro River deposited during the Tortonian and initial Messinian sea-level drawdown. The MES formed at the top of the Tortonian Highstand, where a fluvial network was deeply carved, and in the topset region of the Messinian Falling Stage Systems Tract, where minor erosion occurred. Fluvial deposits are outstandingly preserved on the main valleys of the MES. Therefore, the step-like profile of the MES was not created during Zanclean inundation, but during the latest stages of the main Messinian sea-level fall and lowstand. {\textcopyright} 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.},
	keywords = {Ebro, Erosion, Mediterranean, Messinian, Miocene, Sea level},
	issn = {1437-3254},
	doi = {10.1007/s00531-013-0966-5},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894260158\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L. and Urgeles, Roger and De Mol, Ben and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Canning, Jason C.}
}
@booklet {Volpi2013,
	title = {{Late Neogene to Recent seafloor instability on the deep Pacific margin of the Antarctic Peninsula}},
	year = {2013},
	month = {mar},
	publisher = {SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)},
	abstract = {17 pages, 12 figures, 1 table},
	keywords = {Antarctic Peninsula, contourite sedimentation, Pacific margin, Slope instability},
	isbn = {isbn: 978-1-56576-287-9},
	url = {http://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/72631},
	author = {Volpi, Valentina and Amblas, David and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Canals, Miquel and Rebesco, M. and Urgeles, Roger}
}
@article {Lucchi2013,
	title = {{Postglacial sedimentary processes on the Storfjorden and Kveithola trough mouth fans: Significance of extreme glacimarine sedimentation}},
	journal = {Global and Planetary Change},
	volume = {111},
	year = {2013},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {309{\textendash}326},
	abstract = {The depositional history of the Storfjorden and Kveithola trough-mouth fans (TMFs) in the northwestern Barents Sea has been investigated within two coordinated Spanish and Italian projects in the framework of the International Polar Year (IPY) Activity 367, NICE STREAMS. The investigation has been conducted using a multidisciplinary approach to the study of sediment cores positioned on high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and TOPAS/CHIRP sub-bottom profiles.Core correlation and the age model were based on 27 AMS 14C samples, rock magnetic parameters, lithofacies sequences, and the presence of marker beds including two oxidized layers marking the post Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) inception of deglaciation (OX-2) and the Younger Dryas cold climatic event (OX-1).Sediment facies analysis allowed the distinction of a number of depositional processes whose onset appears closely related to ice stream dynamics and oceanographic patterns in response to climate change. The glacigenic diamicton with low water content, high density, and high shear strength, deposited during glacial maxima, indicates ice streams grounded at the shelf edge. Massive release of IRD occurred at the inception of deglaciation in response to increased calving rates with possible outer ice streams lift off and collapse. The presence of a several-meter-thick sequence of interlaminated sediments deposited by subglacial outbursts of turbid meltwater (plumites) indicates rapid ice streams{\textquoteright} melting and retreat. Crudely-layered and heavily-bioturbated sediments were deposited by contour currents under climatic/environmental conditions favorable to bioproductivity.The extreme sedimentation rate of 3.4cma-1 calculated for the plumites from the upper-slope area indicates a massive, nearly instantaneous (less than 150years), terrigenous input corresponding to an outstanding meltwater event. We propose these interlaminated sediments to represent the high-latitude marine record of MeltWater Pulse 1a (MWP-1a). Different bathymetric and oceanographic conditions controlled locally the mode of glacial retreat, resulting in different thickness of plumites on the upper continental slope of the Storfjorden and Kveithola TMFs. It is possible that the southern part of Storfjorden TMF received additional sediments from the deglaciation of the neighboring Kveithola ice stream. {\textcopyright} 2013.},
	keywords = {Barents Sea, Gullies, LGM, Meltwater plumes, MWP-1a, Sedimentary processes},
	issn = {09218181},
	doi = {10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.10.008},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887563264\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Lucchi, R.G. and Camerlenghi, A. and Rebesco, M. and Colmenero-Hidalgo, E. and Sierro, F.J. and Sagnotti, L. and Urgeles, R. and Melis, R. and Morigi, C. and B{\'a}rcena, M.-A. and Giorgetti, G. and Villa, G. and Persico, D. and Flores, J.-A. and Rigual-Hern{\'a}ndez, A.S. and Pedrosa, M.T. and Macri, P. and Caburlotto, A.}
}
@article {Urgeles2013,
	title = {{Submarine landslides of the Mediterranean Sea: Trigger mechanisms, dynamics, and frequency-magnitude distribution}},
	journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface},
	volume = {118},
	number = {4},
	year = {2013},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {2600{\textendash}2618},
	publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd},
	abstract = {Submarine landslides are ubiquitous along Mediterranean continental margins. With the aim of understanding mass-wasting processes and related hazard at the scale of a large marine basin encompassing multiple geological settings, we have compiled data on their geometry, age, and trigger mechanism with a geographic information system. The distribution of submarine landslides in the Mediterranean reveals that major deltaic wedges have a higher density of large submarine landslides, while tectonically active margins are characterized by relatively small failures. In all areas, landslide size distributions display power law scaling for landslides > 1 km3. We find consistent differences on the exponent of the power law (${\th}eta$) depending on the tectonic setting. Available age information suggests that failures exceeding 1000 km3 are infrequent and may recur every \~{}40 kyr. Smaller failures that can still cause significant damage might be relatively frequent (failures > 1 km3 may recur every 40 years). The database highlights that our knowledge of submarine landslide activity with time is limited to a few tens of thousands of years. Available data suggest that submarine landslides may preferentially occur during lowstand periods, but no firm conclusion can be made on this respect, as only 70 landslides (out of 696 in the database) have relatively accurate age determinations. The temporal pattern and changes in frequency-magnitude distribution suggest that sedimentation patterns and pore pressure development have had a major role in triggering slope failures and control the sediment flux from mass wasting to the deep basin. Key Points Comprehensive catalog of submarine landslides in the Mediterranean Sea Geologic setting controls flux of sediment from submarine landslides Consolidation and fluid flow largely control submarine landslide initiation {\textcopyright}2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.},
	keywords = {frequency-magnitude, GIS, Mediterranean Sea, Submarine landslides, trigger mechanisms},
	issn = {21699003},
	doi = {10.1002/2013JF002720},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892999015\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Urgeles, Roger and Camerlenghi, Angelo}
}
@conference {Institut2013,
	title = {{Tu-02-13 TOMO3D - A New 3-D Joint Refraction and Reflection Travel-time Tomography Code for Active-source Seismic Data}},
	booktitle = {Eage {\textquoteright}13},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {10{\textendash}13},
	abstract = {TOMO3D is a code for three-dimensional refraction and reflection travel-time tomography of wide-angle seismic data that inverts for the velocity field and the geometry of a reflector. Ray tracing is performed by a hybrid method combining the graph and bending methods, and the inversion is iteratively solved using an LSQR algorithm. We present a series of benchmark tests with synthetic data for the forward and inverse problems, as well as other more complex tests comparing inversions with refraction travel times only (i.e. first arrivals) to others with refraction and reflection travel times. The combination of refraction and reflection data increases ray coverage and thus velocity resolution, while allowing the determination of major geological interfaces, and reducing the velocity-depth trade-off.},
	issn = {2214-4609},
	doi = {10.3997/2214-4609.20130372},
	url = {http://www.earthdoc.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=69247},
	author = {Institut, a Mel{\'e}ndez and Ci{\`e}ncies, De and Ci{\`e}ncies, V Sallar{\`e}s Institut De and Icrea, C R Ranero}
}
@article {Gracia2012a,
	title = {{Acoustic and seismic imaging of the Adra Fault (NE Alboran Sea): in search of the source of the 1910 Adra earthquake}},
	journal = {Natural Hazards and Earth System Science},
	volume = {12},
	number = {11},
	year = {2012},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {3255{\textendash}3267},
	publisher = {European Geosciences Union},
	abstract = {Recently acquired swath-bathymetry data and high-resolution seismic reflection profiles offshore Adra (Almer{\'\i}a, Spain) reveal the surficial expression of a NW-SE trending 20 km-long fault, which we termed the Adra Fault. Seismic imaging across the structure depicts a sub-vertical fault reaching the seafloor surface and slightly dipping to the NE showing an along-axis structural variability. Our new data suggest normal displacement of the uppermost units with probably a lateral component. Radiocarbon dating of a gravity core located in the area indicates that seafloor sediments are of Holocene age, suggesting present-day tectonic activity. The NE Alboran Sea area is characterized by significant low-magnitude earthquakes and by historical records of moderate magnitude, such as the Mw Combining double low line 6.1 1910 Adra Earthquake. The location, dimension and kinematics of the Adra Fault agree with the fault solution and magnitude of the 1910 Adra Earthquake, whose moment tensor analysis indicates normal-dextral motion. The fault seismic parameters indicate that the Adra Fault is a potential source of large magnitude (Mw <= 6.5) earthquakes, which represents an unreported seismic hazard for the neighbouring coastal areas.{\textcopyright} 2013 IEEE.},
	issn = {1684-9981},
	doi = {10.5194/nhess-12-3255-2012},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881091009\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1 http://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/64147},
	author = {Gr{\`a}cia, E. and Bartolome, R. and Lo Iacono, C. and Moreno, X. and Stich, D. and Mart{\'\i}nez-Diaz, J. J. and Bozzano, G. and Martinez-Loriente, S. and Perea, H. and Diez, S. and Masana, E. and Danobeitia, J. J. and Tello, O. and Sanz, J. L. and Carre{\~n}o, E.}
}
@inbook {Urgeles2012,
	title = {{Distinguishing sediment bedforms from sediment deformation in prodeltas of the Mediterranean Sea.}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movement and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {233{\textendash}244},
	publisher = {Springer Netherlands},
	organization = {Springer Netherlands},
	address = {Dordrecht},
	abstract = {Most Mediterranean prodeltas show undulated sediments on the foresets of their Holocene wedges. These features have been described all along the Mediterranean and interpreted as either soft sediment deformation or, more recently, as sediment bedforms. We present a detailed analysis of these features using ultrahighresolution seismic and bathymetric data, as well as geotechnical information and hydrodynamic time series and hydrographic transects. We show that the characteristics of the sediment undulations (morphology and configuration of the reflections down section and between adjacent undulations) are incompatible with a genesis by sediment deformation. {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.},
	keywords = {Prodeltas, Sediment bedforms, slope failure, Undulated sediments},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904091924\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Urgeles, Roger and Cattaneo, Antonio and Puig, Pere and Liquete, Camino and De Mol, Ben and Sultan, Nabil and Trincardi, Fabio},
	editor = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael}
}
@article {Szpak2012,
	title = {{Geophysical and geochemical survey of a large marine pockmark on the Malin Shelf, Ireland}},
	journal = {Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems},
	volume = {13},
	number = {1},
	year = {2012},
	month = {jan},
	pages = {n/a{\textendash}n/a},
	abstract = {Marine pockmarks are a specific type of seabed geological setting resembling craters or pits and are considered seabed surface expressions of fluid flow in the subsurface. A large composite pockmark on the Malin Shelf, off the northern coast of Ireland was surveyed and ground truthed to assess its activity and investigate fluid related processes in the subsurface. Geophysical (including acoustic and electromagnetic) data confirmed the subsurface presence of signatures typical of fluids within the sediment. Shallow seismic profiling revealed a large shallow gas pocket and typical gas related indicators such as acoustic blanking and enhanced reflectors present underneath and around the large pockmark. Sulphate profiles indicate that gas from the shallow reservoir has been migrating upwards, at least recently. However, there are no chimney structures observed in the sub-bottom data and the migration pathways are not apparent. Electromagnetic data show slightly elevated electrical conductivity on the edges of the pockmarks and a drop below regional levels within the confines of the pockmark, suggesting changes in physical properties of the sediment. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) experiments were employed to characterize the organic component of sediments from selected depths. Very strong microbial signatures were evident in all NMR spectra but microbes outside the pockmark appear to be much more active than inside. These observations coincide with spikes in conductivity and the lateral gas bearing body suggesting that there is an increase in microbial activity and biomass when gas is present. Copyright 2012 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	keywords = {electromagnetic, Malin Shelf, microbial, NMR, organic matter, pockmark},
	issn = {15252027},
	doi = {10.1029/2011GC003787},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856247401\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Szpak, M. T. and Monteys, X. and O{\textquoteright}Reilly, S. and Simpson, A. J. and Garcia, X. and Evans, R. L. and Allen, C. C. R. and McNally, D. J. and Courtier-Murias, D. and Kelleher, B. P.}
}
@inbook {LoIacono2012,
	title = {{The habitats of the Chella Bank. Eastern Alboran Sea (Western Mediterranean)}},
	booktitle = {Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHAB Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats.},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {681{\textendash}690},
	publisher = {Elsevier},
	organization = {Elsevier},
	abstract = {This chapter provides the first characterization of the geomorphic features and benthic habitats of the Chella Bank, a flat-topped volcanic peak situated in the Eastern Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean. The Chella Bank, also named "Seco de los Olivos," occurs along the upper slope of the Almeria Margin, showing a subcircular shape and covering a surface area of 100 km2 within a depth range of 70-700 m. High-resolution swath bathymetric mapping reveals three main large-scale morphological features on Chella Bank: the flat subhorizontal top and two main ridges, located to the west and to the east of the bank-top. Video tracks acquired in the area showed the occurrence of macrobenthic communities such as gorgonian assemblages (Callogorgia verticillata, Viminella flagellum), small patches of living cold-water corals (Madrepora oculata), and sponges (Fakelia ventilabrum). An automatic classification of multibeam data has been tested on the area as a predictive habitat mapping method, using backscatter characteristics (intensity, texture), and depth measurements as surrogate descriptors of the habitats recognized on the Chella Bank. The Chella Bank is one of the study areas of the LIFE-INDEMARES Project, which aims to contribute to the protection and sustainable use of the marine biodiversity in the Spanish seas. {\textcopyright} 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Alboran Sea, Geomorphology, Habitat mapping, Seamounts, swath bathymetry, Western Mediterranean},
	isbn = {9780123851406},
	doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-385140-6.00049-9},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884425529\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Lo Iacono, Claudio and Gr{\`a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia G. and Bartolom{\'e}, Rafael and Coiras, Enrique and Jose Da{\~n}obeitia, Juan and Acosta, Juan}
}
@inbook {Rebesco2012,
	title = {{One million years of climatic generated landslide events on the northwestern Barents Sea continental margin.}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movement and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {747{\textendash}756},
	publisher = {Springer Netherlands},
	organization = {Springer Netherlands},
	address = {Dordrecht},
	abstract = {Relatively recent, shallow landslides are imaged both on swath bathymetry, sub-bottom and multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data from the upper-middle continental slope on the Storfjorden and Kveithola Trough Mouth Fans, NW Barents Sea margin. Giant paleo-landslide deposits, detected only by MCS profiles, are characterized by chaotic acoustic units up to about 250 m thick on the lower continental slope. The thickest, oldest landslide, dated between 1 and 0.8 Ma, took place just after the large-scale intensification of glaciation in the Barents Sea. The apparent spatial coincidence of landslides and channels with the boundary between the two fan systems, that are generated due to huge quantities of sediments transported to the continental slope by paleo-ice streams, suggests a common controlling climatic process for their development. Most probably the slides are related to the abundance of basal meltwater beneath the ice sheet, which in addition to determining ice stream motion and lubrication also influences the behavior of mass wasting processes. {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.},
	keywords = {Continental slope, NW barents sea margin, Sealloor morphology, Seismic reflection, Submarine landslide},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904105361\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Rebesco, Michele and Pedrosa, Maria T. and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Lucchi, Renata G. and Sauli, Chiara and De Mol, Ben and Madrussani, Gianni and Urgeles, Roger and Rossi, Giuliana and B{\"o}hm, Gualtiero},
	editor = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael}
}
@inbook {Harders2012,
	title = {{An overview of the role of long-term tectonics and incoming plate structure on segmentation of submarine mass wasting phenomena along the Middle America Trench.}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 5th International Symposium},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {391{\textendash}402},
	publisher = {Springer Netherlands},
	organization = {Springer Netherlands},
	address = {Dordrecht},
	abstract = {We study mass wasting along the Middle America Trench (MAT), a subduction zone dominated by tectonic erosion, using a comprehensive data set of seafloor relief. We integrate previous studies of long- Term tectonic processes to analyze how they influence the evolution of the slope structure and precondition the continental slope for mass wasting. We have used the distribution of an inventory of 147 slope failure structures along the MAT to discuss their relation to subduction erosion. We interpret that preconditioning of the slope by long- Term tectonics, interacts in a shorter- Term scale with features on the under- Thrusting oceanic plate to modulate the abundance and types of mass wasting phenomena. The complex origin of the incoming oceanic plate has produced abrupt lateral changes in plate age, crustal thickness, relief, and response to bending deformation at the trench, leading to its partitioning into six segments. We found that the continental-slope failure style and abundance are partitioned into six segments that spatially match the ocean plate segments. {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.},
	keywords = {Convergent margin, Subduction erosion, Submarine landslide},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904112373\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Harders, Rieka and Ranero, Cesar R. and Weinrebe, Wilhelm},
	editor = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael}
}
@article {Garcia-Mayordomo2012,
	title = {{The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI v.2.0)}},
	journal = {Journal of Iberian Geology},
	volume = {38},
	number = {1},
	year = {2012},
	month = {sep},
	pages = {301{\textendash}318},
	abstract = {The Quaternary Active Faults Database of Iberia (QAFI) is an initiative lead by the Institute of Geology and Mines of Spain (Instituto Geol{\'o}gico y Minero de Espa{\~n}a, IGME) for building a public repository of scientific data regarding faults having documented activity during the last 2.59 Ma (Quaternary). QAFI also addresses a need to transfer geologic knowledge to practitioners of seismic hazard and risk in Iberia by identifying and characterizing seismogenic fault-sources. QAFI is populated by the information freely provided by more than 40 Earth science researchers, storing to date a total of 262 records. In this article we describe the development and evolution of the database, as well as its internal architecture. Additionally, a first global analysis of the data is provided with a special focus on length and slip-rate fault parameters. Finally, the database completeness and the internal consistency of the data are discussed. Even though QAFI v.2.0 is the most current resource for calculating fault-related seismic hazard in Iberia, the database is still incomplete and requires further review.},
	keywords = {Active fault, Iberia, Portugal, Quaternary, Seismic hazard, Spain},
	issn = {1886-7995},
	doi = {10.5209/rev\_JIGE.2012.v38.n1.39219},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861912592\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Garc{\'\i}a-Mayordomo, J. and Insua-Ar{\'e}valo, J.M. and Mart{\'\i}nez-D{\'\i}az, J.J. and Jim{\'e}nez-D{\'\i}az, A. and Mart{\'\i}n-Banda, R. and Mart{\'\i}n-Alfageme, S. and {\'A}lvarez-G{\'o}mez, J.A. and Rodr{\'\i}guez-Peces, M. and P{\'e}rez-L{\'o}pez, R. and Rodr{\'\i}guez-Pascua, M.A. and Masana, E. and Perea, H. and Mart{\'\i}n-Gonz{\'a}lez, F. and Giner-Robles, J. and Nemser, E.S. and Cabral, J.}
}
@inbook {Lucchi2012,
	title = {{Recent submarine landslides on the continental slope of Storfjorden and Kveithola Trough-Mouth Fans (north west Barents Sea)}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 34, Springer, Dordrecht (The Netherlands)},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {735{\textendash}745},
	publisher = {Springer Netherlands},
	organization = {Springer Netherlands},
	address = {Dordrecht},
	abstract = {Up to 12 submarine landslides retain a morphological evidence as concave amphitheater-like depressions of various sizes on the middle and upper slope of the Storfjorden and Kveithola Trough-Mouth Fans (TMFs), NW Barents Sea. The largest of them show lateral scarps 35-40 m high that reach the continental shelf edge and cover an area of at least 1,120 km2. Submarine landslides are translational, with headwall and laterals scarps clearly cut into Last Glacial Maximum debris flows deposits. The largest landslides seem to be rooted at the base of a terrigenous/hemipelagic sedimentary unit inferred to be of Middle Weichselian age (Marine Isotopic Stage 3). Stratigraphic, lithological and geotechnical observations suggest that the rapid deposition of a thick sequence of fine-grained, high water content interlaminate plumites is the most important controlling factors in the generation of submarine landslides on the southern Storfjorden and Kveithola TMFs. {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.},
	keywords = {Barents Sea, Debris flow, Ice stream, Kveithola, Storfjorden, Submarine landslide, Trough-mouth fans},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904104155\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Lucchi, Renata G. and Pedrosa, Maria T. and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Urgeles, Roger and De Mol, Ben and Rebesco, Michele},
	editor = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael}
}
@book {YamadaY.KawamuraK.IkeharaK.OgawaY.UrgelesR.MosherD.Chaytor2012,
	title = {{Submarine Mass Movement and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research}},
	year = {2012},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	url = {http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/417/bok\%253A978-94-007-2162-3.pdf?auth66=1423826628\_566a545ac7b53078aef1bac73bad361e\&ext=.pdf},
	author = {Yamada, Y. and Kawamura, K. and Ikehara, K. and Ogawa, Y. and Urgeles, R. and Mosher, D. and Chaytor, J. and M., Strasser}
}
@inbook {Yamada2012,
	title = {{Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: An introduction.}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movement and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {1{\textendash}12},
	publisher = {Springer Netherlands},
	organization = {Springer Netherlands},
	address = {Dordrecht},
	isbn = {978-94-007-2161-6},
	doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-2162-3},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903753314\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael},
	editor = {Yamada, Yasuhiro and Kawamura, Kiichiro and Ikehara, Ken and Ogawa, Yujiro and Urgeles, Roger and Mosher, David and Chaytor, Jason and Strasser, Michael}
}
@article {Amblas2012,
	title = {{Survival of a submarine canyon during long-term outbuilding of a continental margin}},
	journal = {Geology},
	volume = {40},
	number = {6},
	year = {2012},
	month = {apr},
	pages = {543{\textendash}546},
	abstract = {Net-depositional submarine canyons are common in continental slope strata, but how they survive and prograde on constructional margins is poorly understood. In this study we present field evidence for the coevolution of a submarine canyon and the adjacent continental slope. Using a three-dimensional seismic data cube that images the Ebro margin (northwest Mediterranean), we identify a preserved canyon on a middle Pleistocene paleosurface and relate it directly to its expression on the present-day seafloor. A subparallel stacking pattern of seismic reflectors, similar to that seen between prograding clinoforms in intercanyon areas, is observed between the modern and paleocanyon thalwegs. The concavity of the modern long profile differs from the convex-concave long profile on the middle Pleistocene surface, suggesting a long-term change in canyon sedimentation. We interpret this change as a shift to a canyon dominated by turbidity currents from one strongly influenced by the pattern of sedimentation that built the open-slope canyon interfluves. We find support for our interpretation in previous studies of the Ebro margin. {\textcopyright} 2012 Geological Society of America.},
	issn = {0091-7613},
	doi = {10.1130/G33178.1},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864298406\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Amblas, D. and Gerber, T. P. and De Mol, B. and Urgeles, R. and Garcia-Castellanos, D. and Canals, M. and Pratson, L. F. and Robb, N. and Canning, J.}
}
@article {Coiras2011,
	title = {{Automatic Segmentation of Multi-Beam Data for Predictive Mapping of Benthic Habitats on the Chella Seamount (North-Eastern Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean)}},
	journal = {IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing},
	volume = {4},
	number = {4},
	year = {2011},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {809{\textendash}813},
	abstract = {A reliable and objective classification method has been produced for the differentiation of benthic habitats in the seamount regions of the North-Eastern Alboran Sea. Acoustic backscatter and depth measurements from multi-beam data are automatically fused and then classified using video transects of known cold-water coral ecosystems as ground-truth. Results of the classification reveal the locations of potentially similar habitats in the region, and could be used as a base map for the planning of future scientific campaigns in the area. {\textcopyright} 2008 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Acoustic imaging, automatic classification, benthic habitats, data fusion, marine geology},
	issn = {1939-1404},
	doi = {10.1109/JSTARS.2011.2123874},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83655198294\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Coiras, Enrique and Lo Iacono, Claudio and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Da{\~n}obeitia, Juanjo and Sanz, Jos{\'e} Luis}
}
@article {Urgeles2011a,
	title = {{New constraints on the Messinian sealevel drawdown from 3D seismic data of the Ebro Margin, western Mediterranean}},
	journal = {Basin Research},
	volume = {23},
	number = {2},
	year = {2011},
	month = {apr},
	pages = {123{\textendash}145},
	abstract = {We present new 3D seismic and well data from the Ebro Margin, NW Mediterranean Sea, to shed new light on the processes that formed the Messinian Erosion Surfaces (MES) of the Valencia Trough (Mediterranean Sea). We combine these data with backstripping techniques to provide a minimum estimate of the Messinian sea level fall in the EBRO Margin, as well as coupled isostasy and river incision and transport modeling to offer new constraints on the evolution of the adjacent subaerial Ebro Basin. Four major seismic units are identified on the Cenozoic Ebro Margin, based on the seismic data, including two major prograding megasequences that are separated by a major unconfirmity: the MES. The 3D seismic data provide an unprecedented view of the MES and display characteristic features of subaerial incision, including a drainage network with tributaries of at least five different orders, terraces and meandering rivers. The Messinian landscape presents a characteristic stepped-like profile that allows the margin to be subdivided in three different regions roughly parallel to the coastline. No major tectonic control exists on the boundaries between these regions. The boundary between the two most distal regions marks the location of a relatively stable base level, and this is used in backstripping analysis to estimate the magnitude of sea level drop associated with the Messinian Salinity Crisis on the Ebro Margin. The MES on the Ebro Margin is dominated by a major fluvial system, that we identify here as the Messinian Ebro River. The 3D seismic data, onshore geology and modeling results indicate that the Ebro River drained the Ebro Basin well in advance of the Messinian. {\textcopyright} 2010 The Authors. Basin Research {\textcopyright} 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, European Association of Geoscientists \& Engineers and International Association of Sedimentologists.},
	issn = {0950091X},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2117.2010.00477.x},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952079451\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Urgeles, Roger and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Garcia-Castellanos, Daniel and De Mol, Ben and Garc{\'e}s, Miquel and Verg{\'e}s, Jaume and Haslam, Ian and Hardman, Martin}
}
@article {Urgeles2011,
	title = {{A review of undulated sediment features on Mediterranean prodeltas: distinguishing sediment transport structures from sediment deformation}},
	journal = {Marine Geophysical Research},
	volume = {32},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2011},
	month = {apr},
	pages = {49{\textendash}69},
	abstract = {Most Mediterranean prodeltas show undulated sediment features on the foresets of their Holocene wedges. These features have been described all along the Mediterranean for the last 30 years and interpreted as either soft sediment deformation and incipient landsliding, and more recently, as sediment transport structures. We perform a review and detailed analysis of these undulated sediment features using ultrahigh-resolution seismic and bathymetric data as well as geotechnical information and hydrodynamic time series and hydrographic transects. In this study we show that the characteristics of the sediment undulations (configuration of the reflections down section and between adjacent undulations and overall morphologic characteristics) are incompatible with a genesis by sediment deformation alone and do not show evidence of sediment deformation in most cases. Various processes in the benthic boundary layer can be invoked to explain the variety of features observed in the numerous areas displaying sediment undulations. {\textcopyright} 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.},
	keywords = {Hyperpycnal flows, Internal waves, Prodeltas, Sediment waves, slope failure, Undulated sediments},
	issn = {0025-3235},
	doi = {10.1007/s11001-011-9125-1},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79961209935\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Urgeles, Roger and Cattaneo, Antonio and Puig, Pere and Liquete, Camino and De Mol, Ben and Amblas, David and Sultan, Nabil and Trincardi, Fabio}
}
@article {Pedrosa2011,
	title = {{Seabed morphology and shallow sedimentary structure of the Storfjorden and Kveithola trough-mouth fans (North West Barents Sea)}},
	journal = {Marine Geology},
	volume = {286},
	number = {1-4},
	year = {2011},
	month = {aug},
	pages = {65{\textendash}81},
	abstract = {This study aims to present an overview of the seafloor morphology and shallow sedimentary structure of the Storfjorden and Kveithola Trough Mouth Fans (TMFs) on the northwestern Barents Sea continental margin. Data have been compiled from two International Polar Year (IPY) cruises (SVAIS, of the BIO Hesp{\'e}rides and EGLACOM of the R/V OGS-Explora) that yielded 15,340km2 of multi-beam bathymetry and 9500km of sub-bottom seismic profiles. In this area, the continental shelf edge defines three wide and subdued sedimentary lobes forming Storfjorden TMF, one single lobe on Kveithola TMF, and three inter-TMF areas on the continental slope. The two northernmost lobes of Storfjorden TMF (Lobes I and II) are composed by thick (up to 50m) sequences of glacially derived debris flow deposits interbedded with thin a few metres de-glacial and interglacial deposits. A network of upper slope gullies incises these debris flow deposits as a consequence of subglacial meltwater release at or near the shelf break. Gullies evolve into channels whose morphologic evidence disappears midslope, leaving place to a subdued chevron-like morphological pattern inherited by the preceeding glacial maximum debris flow deposits. A drastic change occurs on the continental slope of Storfjorden TMF Lobe III and Kveithola TMF, where are several translational submarine landslides mostly originated in the upper slope, the majority of which detach at the contact between Middle Weishelian glacigenic debris flows and the overlying acoustically laminated plumites. Dendritic canyon systems only develop in inter-TMF areas. The data suggest that TMF continental slope progradation depends on short-lived episodes of extreme sedimentation during glacial maxima and during the early deglaciation phase, and that an important controlling factor is the mechanism of ice stream retreat from the continental shelf edge. We suggest that the two northern Storfjorden sub-ice streams were composed of thicker and perhaps faster ice progressively draining a distal and larger ice source mainly located on Svalbard. Conversely, the southernmost Storfjorden sub-ice stream and the Kveithola ice stream were fed by a local, smaller marine-based ice dome grounded on Spitsbergenbanken. The ice dome persisted after the LGM, maintaining a local ice drainage system close to the shelf edge whose sedimentary evidence can be found on the continental slope of the southern lobe of Storfjorden TMF and Kveithola TMF. The high degree of lateral variability in the style of sedimentation on TMF slopes suggests that ice stream dynamics may vary considerably within the same glacial trough, and that such variability affects the long-term development of the architecture of TMFs. {\textcopyright} 2011 Elsevier B.V.},
	keywords = {Barents Sea, Deglaciation, Glacial maximum, Paleo-ice streams, Storfjorden, Svalbard},
	issn = {00253227},
	doi = {10.1016/j.margeo.2011.05.009},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051568915\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Pedrosa, M.T. and Camerlenghi, A. and De Mol, B. and Urgeles, R. and Rebesco, M. and Lucchi, R.G.}
}
@article {Chiocci2011,
	title = {{Seafloor mapping for geohazard assessment: state of the art}},
	journal = {Marine Geophysical Research},
	volume = {32},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2011},
	month = {may},
	pages = {1{\textendash}11},
	abstract = {During the last two decades, increasing use of full-coverage sonic mapping of the seafloor has made us more aware of the large and different number of seafloor processes and events bearing significant geohazard potential. This awareness combines with the increasing use of the seafloor for infrastructure and with the high density of population and settlement on the coast. Seafloor mapping is the first step in making a census of the geohazard-bearing features present in a given offshore area. It often provides the only tool for a comprehensive, although non-specific, seafloor geohazard assessment over large areas that are scarcely groundtruthed by acoustic prospection and seafloor sampling. However, the characterization of geohazard features on a morphological basis alone is limited, and more detailed investigations are needed to define the character and state of activity of potentially hazardous features. Such investigations include the use of deep-tow or autonomous platforms designed to acquire high-resolution data at depth as well as in situ measurements, both being very expensive activities not applicable over large areas. Thus seafloor mapping is often not only the first and the main but also the only tool for a comprehensive seafloor geohazard assessment. This special issue represents an example of the diversity of approaches to seafloor geohazard assessment and summarizes the present state of this discipline. Both the diverse technologies applied and the specific aims of offshore geohazard assessment brought different communities to deal with the study of seafloor processes and events from remarkably distinct viewpoints. We identified three end members in offshore geohazard assessment: (1) geohazard assessment "sensu stricto", (2) "engineering" geohazard assessment, (3) "non-specific" geohazard assessment. These are being conducted by industry, academia and public agencies in charge of civil protection and land-use planning and management. Understanding the needs and geohazard perception of the different groups is a necessary step for a profitable collaboration in such an interesting and rapidly developing field of marine geology. {\textcopyright} 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.},
	keywords = {Geological risks, Multibeam bathymetry, Natural hazards, Seafloor morphology, Submarine landslides},
	issn = {0025-3235},
	doi = {10.1007/s11001-011-9139-8},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79957484646\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Chiocci, Francesco L. and Cattaneo, Antonio and Urgeles, Roger}
}
@article {LoIacono2011,
	title = {{Submarine canyon morphologies in the Gulf of Palermo (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) and possible implications for geo-hazard}},
	journal = {Marine Geophysical Research},
	volume = {32},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {127{\textendash}138},
	abstract = {The continental shelf and the upper slope of the Gulf of Palermo (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) in the depth interval ranging from 50 to 1,500 m were mapped for the first time with Multi Beam echosounder and high resolution seismic. Seven submarine canyons are confined to the upper slope or indent the shelf-edge and enter the Palermo intraslope basin at a depth of around 1,300 m. The canyons evolved through concurrent top-down turbiditic processes and bottom-up retrogressive mass failures. Most of the mass failure features of the area are related to canyon-shaping processes and only few of them are not confined to the upper slope. In general, these features probably do not represent a significant tsunami hazard along the coast. The geological element that controls the evolution of the canyons and induces sediment instability corresponds to the steep slope gradient, especially in the western sector of the Gulf, where the steepest canyons are located. The structural features mapped in the Palermo offshore contributed to the regulation of mass failure processes in the area, with direct faults and antiform structures coinciding with some of the canyon heads. Furthermore, the occurrence of pockmarks and highs that probably consist of authigenic carbonates above faulted and folded strata suggests a local relationship between structural control, fluid escape processes and mass failure. This paper presents a valuable high-resolution morphologic dataset of the Gulf of Palermo, which constitutes a reliable base for evaluating the geo-hazard potential related to slope failure in the area. {\textcopyright} 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.},
	keywords = {Geo-hazard, Mass failure processes, Southern Mediterranean, Submarine canyons, Swath mapping},
	issn = {0025-3235},
	doi = {10.1007/s11001-011-9118-0},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79961169577\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Lo Iacono, Claudio and Sulli, Attilio and Agate, Mauro and Lo Presti, Valeria and Pepe, Fabrizio and Catalano, Raimondo}
}
@article {Moore2011,
	title = {{Threshold of borehole failure: Breaking in before breaking out, Mississippi fan, Gulf of Mexico}},
	journal = {Geosphere},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {684{\textendash}693},
	abstract = {Resistivity images from Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Site U1322 on the Mississippi fan (Gulf of Mexico) show borehole failure as (1) low-resistivity bands interpreted as breakouts and (2) high-resistivity bands. Both features occur as opposing pairs on opposite sides of the borehole, and have similar azimuthal orientations and widths. Failures occur at depths of 90-216 m in sediments very rich in expansive (smectite-illite) clays of 40\%-50\% porosity that are younger than 65 ka. The low-resistivity breakouts resemble similar features in other IODP boreholes from southwest Japan and offshore Oregon. The high-resistivity features are unknown in other boreholes. Estimates of stress magnitudes based on the overburden stress and the extensional tectonic environment in the Gulf of Mexico predict that the borehole was at failure. Experiments were conducted on cores with lithologies equivalent to those of the borehole failure localities from IODP Site U1322 and adjacent Site U1324. These experiments suggest an elastic-plastic deformation with strains of 10\%-15\% before reaching a plastic yielding. In the experiments, strain softening during plastic deformation ranges from 0\% to 20\%. Physically the experimental samples show a combination of lateral bulging and discrete conjugate shears. These experiments suggest that the resistive areas in the borehole are an initial state of bulging, or extrusion, into the borehole. We call these extrusive failures "breakins" to distinguish them from traditional breakouts. Extrusion into borehole decreases the amount of conductive borehole fluid between the bulging sediment and the resistivity tool, increasing the resistivity signal. The high residual strength of the sediment prevents disaggregation and spalling. Where spalling has developed, breakouts occur. This analysis is the first documentation of this incipient stage of borehole failure. {\textcopyright} 2011 Geological Society of America.},
	issn = {1553-040},
	doi = {10.1130/GES00613.1},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054764068\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Moore, J. Casey and Roger Urgeles, R. and Conin, Marianne and Flemings, Peter B. and Iturrino, Gerardo J.}
}
@article {Amblas2011,
	title = {{Transient erosion in the Valencia Trough turbidite systems, NW Mediterranean Basin}},
	journal = {Geomorphology},
	volume = {130},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2011},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {173{\textendash}184},
	abstract = {Submarine canyons can efficiently drain sediments from continental margins just as river systems do in subaerial catchments. Like in river systems, submarine canyons are often arranged as complex drainage networks that evolve from patterns of erosion and deposition. In the present paper we use a morphometric analysis of submarine canyon-channel long-profiles to study the recent sedimentary history of the Valencia Trough turbidite system (VTTS) in the NW Mediterranean Sea. The VTTS is unique in that it drains sediment from margins with contrasting morphologies through a single "trunk" conduit, the Valencia Channel. The Valencia Channel has been active since the late Miocene, evolving in response to Plio-Quaternary episodes of erosion and deposition. The integrated analysis of long-profiles obtained from high-resolution bathymetric data across the entire turbidite system shows evidence for transient canyon incision in the form of knickpoints and hanging tributaries. Multiple factors appear to have triggered these periods of incision. These include a large debris flow at 11,500. yr. BP that disrupted the upper reaches of the VTTS and glacio-eustatic lowstands that forced shifting of sediment input to the VTTS. Based on these inferences, long-term time-averaged incision rates for the Valencia Channel have been estimated. The evidence we present strongly suggests that Foix Canyon has played a key role in the drainage dynamics of the VTTS in the past.This study builds conceptually on a recent modeling study that provides a morphodynamic explanation for the long-term evolution of submarine canyon thalweg profiles. The procedure and results from this work are of potential application to other submarine sediment drainage systems, past and present, including those containing mid-ocean type valleys like the Valencia Channel. {\textcopyright} 2011 Elsevier B.V.},
	keywords = {Knickpoints, Long-profiles, Submarine canyons, Transient erosion, Turbidity currents},
	issn = {0169555X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.03.013},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956155543\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Amblas, David and Gerber, Thomas P. and Canals, Miquel and Pratson, Lincoln F. and Urgeles, Roger and Lastras, Galderic and Calafat, Antoni M.}
}
@article {Garcia2011,
	title = {{Tricyclic Antidepressants-loaded Biodegradable PLGA Nanoparticles: In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Analgesic and Anti-Allodynic Effect}},
	journal = {Current Nanoscience},
	volume = {7},
	number = {3},
	year = {2011},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {345{\textendash}353},
	abstract = {Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) have potent local pain blockade properties that could be of interest in relieving chronic pain states as neuropathic pain. The aim of this work was to reach a persistent control of nociceptive and neuropathic pain by means of an in- jectable controlled release system using lower than usual doses of TCAs. To address this issue, amitriptyline, doxepin and imipramine were encapsulated with poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) as polymer. Nanoparticles were characterized. The in vitro drug release profile and mechanism was evaluated, and the in vivo analgesic and anti-allodynic activity in front of heat-induced nociceptive pain and sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury, respectively, was tested. The mean{\textpm}SD particle size and drug loadings (\%) of the nanoparticles obtained were 420{\textpm}13, 480{\textpm}73 and 373{\textpm}25nm, and 40.46{\textpm}4.11, 31.09{\textpm}3.02 and 32.20{\textpm}3.20\% for amitriptyline, doxepin and imi- pramine, respectively. According to the Korsmeyer-Peppas model, the release mechanism of doxepin was diffusion controlled, while a combination of Fickian diffusion and polymer relaxation/erosion of the PLGA matrix was involved for amitriptyline and imipramine. Af- ter local infiltration of nanoparticles in rats, the antinociceptive and anti-allodynic activity of the encapsulated drugs were long-lasting and higher than that observed from the solutions. Amitriptyline elicited the lower analgesic effect. Doxepin showed the most outstanding results and its encapsulation led to a 62\% and 229\% increase in antinociceptive and anti-allodynic activity, respectively. So, this drug could be considered as a therapeutical alternative in pain relieving treatments.{\textcopyright} 2011 Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.},
	keywords = {Anti-allodynia, Antinociception, In vitro release, Korsmeyer-peppas, Plga nanoparticles, Tricyclic antidepressants},
	issn = {15734137},
	doi = {10.2174/157341311795542336},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79956288549\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Garcia, Xavier and Escribano, Elvira and Colom, Helena and Domenech, Josep and Queralt, Josep}
}
@article {Nemser,
	title = {{Compilation of parameterized seismogenic sources in Iberia for the SHARE European-scale seismic source model.}},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {201{\textendash}204},
	keywords = {Database, Fault, Seismogenic, SHARE},
	isbn = {978-84-693-6088-0},
	url = {https://dspace.uevora.pt/rdpc/handle/10174/6247},
	author = {Nemser, E.S. and Garc{\'\i}a-Mayordomo, J. and Cabral, J. and Fonseca, J. and Mart{\'\i}nez-D{\'\i}az, J.J. and Alfaro Garc{\'\i}a, P. and {\`A}lvarez G{\'o}mez, J.A. and Atakan, K. and Aza{\~n}{\'o}n Hern{\'a}ndez, J.M. and Basili, R. and Besana-Ostman, G.M. and Bezzeghoud, M. and Borges, J.F. and Brum da Silveira, A. and Carlos Lopes, F. and Carvalho, J. and Dias, R.P. and Figueiredo, P.M. and Garc{\'\i}a Fern{\'a}ndez, M. and Giner Robles, J. and Gonzalez, A. and Gr{\`a}cia, E. and Gutierrez, F. and Insua Ar{\'e}valo, J.M. and Jim{\'e}nez, M.J. and Jim{\'e}nez-D{\'\i}az, A. and Lafuente Tom{\'a}s, P. and Lucha, P. and Madeira, J. and Martin Gonz{\'a}lez, F. and Masana, E. and Matias, L. and Moreno, X. and Ortu{\~n}o, M. and Perea, H. and P{\'e}rez L{\'o}pez, R. and Rodr{\'\i}guez Pascua, M.A. and Ruano, P. and Santanach, P. and Sanz de Galdeano, C. and Silva Barroso, P. and Silva, S. and Sim{\'o}n, J.L. and Terrinha, P. and Vilanova, S. and Villamor, P. and Wong, J.}
}
@conference {Camerlenghi2010,
	title = {{A database on submarine landslides of the mediterranean sea}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences - 4th International Symposium},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {503{\textendash}513},
	publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	organization = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	abstract = {Submarine landslides are ubiquitous along the continental margins of the Mediterranean basin and occur on tectonically-dominated margins as well as on passive margins and volcanic island flanks. Tectonically quiet zones seem to have the highest density of known events. Most landslides occur as long run-out distance debris flows, but slumps and deep-seated failures are also relatively common. In abyssal plains the distal product of massive failures is recorded as large megatur-bidites, while on volcanic islands the dominant failure type is flank-collapse with development of debris avalanches. Submarine landslides, excluding megaturbidites, appear to occur in all water depths between the coastline and about 2000 m. Most landslides occupy areas ranging from a few to about 600 km2 and volumes up to 220 km3. Abyssal plain megaturbidites can attain 60, 000 km2 and 1, 000 km3. The landslides headwall height are clustered around two modes: 0 to 40 m for relatively small landslides and 160 to 200 m for the largest ones. Most recorded submarine landslides are relatively young in age and several events appear to group near the Pleistocene to Holocene transition. {\textcopyright} Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2010.},
	keywords = {Geohazard, Holocene, Mass wasting, Mediterranean, Megaturbidite, Pleistocene, Submarine landslide},
	isbn = {9789048130702},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903488503\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Camerlenghi, A. and Urgeles, R. and Fantoni, L.}
}
@article {Geissler2010,
	title = {{Focal mechanisms for sub-crustal earthquakes in the Gulf of Cadiz from a dense OBS deployment}},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {37},
	number = {18},
	year = {2010},
	month = {sep},
	pages = {n/a{\textendash}n/a},
	abstract = {An eleven-month deployment of 25 ocean bottom seismometers provides an unprecedented opportunity to study low-magnitude local earthquakes in the complex transpressive plate boundary setting of the Gulf of Cadiz, known for the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and tsunami. 36 relocated earthquakes (ML 2.2 to 4.8) concentrate at 40-60 km depth, near the base of the seismogenic layer in \~{}140 Ma old oceanic mantle lithosphere, and roughly align along two perpendicular, NNE-SSW and WNW-ESE striking structures. First motion focal mechanisms indicate compressive stress for the cluster close to the northern Horseshoe fault termination which trends perpendicular to plate convergence. Focal mechanisms for the second cluster near the southern termination of the Horseshoe fault indicate a strike-slip regime, providing evidence for present-day activity of a dextral shear zone proposed to represent the Eurasia-Africa plate contact. We hypothesize that regional tectonics is characterized by slip partitioning. {\textcopyright} 2010 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {00948276},
	doi = {10.1029/2010GL044289},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957722745\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Geissler, W. H. and Matias, L. and Stich, D. and Carrilho, F. and Jokat, W. and Monna, S. and IbenBrahim, A. and Mancilla, F. and Gutscher, M.-A. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Zitellini, N.}
}
@article {Bartolome2010,
	title = {{Imaging the Seismic Crustal Structure of the Western Mexican Margin between 19{\textdegree}N and 21{\textdegree}N}},
	journal = {Pure and Applied Geophysics},
	volume = {168},
	number = {8-9},
	year = {2010},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {1373{\textendash}1389},
	publisher = {Birkhauser Verlag AG},
	abstract = {Three thousand kilometres of multichannel (MCS) and wide-angle seismic profiles, gravity and magnetic, multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data were recorded in the offshore area of the west coast of Mexico and the Gulf of California during the spring 1996 (CORTES survey). The seismic images obtained off Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in the Jalisco subduction zone extend from the oceanic domain up to the continental shelf, and significantly improve the knowledge of the internal crustal structure of the subduction zone between the Rivera and North American (NA) Plates. Analyzing the crustal images, we differentiate: (1) An oceanic domain with an important variation in sediment thickness ranging from 2.5 to 1 km southwards; (2) an accretionary prism comprised of highly deformed sediments, extending for a maximum width of 15 km; (3) a deformed forearc basin domain which is 25 km wide in the northern section, and is not seen towards the south where the continental slope connects directly with the accretionary prism and trench, thus suggesting a different deformational process; and (4) a continental domain consisting of a continental slope and a mid slope terrace, with a bottom simulating reflector (BSR) identified in the first second of the MCS profiles. The existence of a developed accretionary prism suggests a subduction-accretion type tectonic regime. Detailed analysis of the seismic reflection data in the oceanic domain reveals high amplitude reflections at around 6 s [two way travel time (twtt)] that clearly define the subduction plane. At 2 s (twtt) depth we identify a strong reflection which we interpret as the Moho discontinuity. We have measured a mean dip angle of 7{\textdegree} {\textpm} 1{\textdegree} at the subduction zone where the Rivera Plate begins to subduct, with the dip angle gently increasing towards the south. The oceanic crust has a mean crustal thickness of 6.0-6.5 km. We also find evidence indicating that the Rivera Plate possibly subducts at very low angles beneath the Tres Marias Islands. {\textcopyright} 2010 Springer Basel AG.},
	keywords = {BSR, Crustal structure, Middle America Trench, Rivera Plate, Seismic imaging, Subduction plate},
	issn = {0033-4553},
	doi = {10.1007/s00024-010-0206-x},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905116997\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Bartolom{\'e}, Rafael and Da{\~n}obeitia, Juanjo and Michaud, Fran{\c c}ois and C{\'o}rdoba, Diego and Delgado-Argote, Luis A.}
}
@mastersthesis {Cameselle2010,
	title = {{Mapping of Sedimentary Bodies by 3D Seismic Reflection Data: Application to the pre-Messinian Ebro Margin}},
	number = {September},
	year = {2010},
	school = {Universitat de Barcelona \{\&\} Universitat Ram\{\'o}\}n Llull},
	type = {phd},
	author = {Cameselle, Alejandra L}
}
@article {Dannowski2010,
	title = {{Seismic structure of an oceanic core complex at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22{\textdegree}19'N}},
	journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research},
	volume = {115},
	number = {B7},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {B07106},
	abstract = {We present results from a seismic refraction and wide-angle experiment surveying an oceanic core complex on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 2219N. Oceanic core complexes are settings where petrological sampling found exposed lower crustal and upper mantle rocks, exhumed by asymmetric crustal accretion involving detachment faulting at magmatically starved ridge sections. Tomographic inversion of our seismic data yielded lateral variations of P wave velocity within the upper 3 to 4 km of the lithosphere across the median valley. A joint modeling procedure of seismic P wave travel times and marine gravity field data was used to constrain crustal thickness variations and the structure of the uppermost mantle. A gradual increase of seismic velocities from the median valley to the east is connected to aging of the oceanic crust, while a rapid change of seismic velocities at the western ridge flank indicates profound differences in lithology between conjugated ridge flanks, caused by un-roofing lower crust rocks. Under the core complex crust is approximately 40\% thinner than in the median valley and under the conjugated eastern flank. Clear PmP reflections turning under the western ridge flank suggest the creation of a Moho boundary and hence continuous magmatic accretion during core complex formation.Copyright 2010 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {0148-0227},
	doi = {10.1029/2009JB006943},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955209693\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Dannowski, Anke and Grevemeyer, Ingo and Ranero, Cesar R. and Ceuleneer, Georges and Maia, Marcia and Morgan, Jason Phipps and Gente, Pascal}
}
@article {Buffett2010,
	title = {{Stochastic heterogeneity mapping around a mediterranean salt lens}},
	journal = {Ocean Science},
	volume = {6},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {423{\textendash}429},
	abstract = {We present the first application of Stochastic Heterogeneity Mapping based on the band-limited von K{\'a}rm{\'a}n function to a seismic reflection stack of a Mediterranean water eddy (meddy), a large salt lens of Mediterranean water. This process extracts two stochastic parameters directly from the reflectivity field of the seismic data: the Hurst number, which ranges from 0 to 1, and the correlation length (scale length). Lower Hurst numbers represent a richer range of high wavenumbers and correspond to a broader range of heterogeneity in reflection events. The Hurst number estimate for the top of the meddy (0.39) compares well with recent theoretical work, which required values between 0.25 and 0.5 to model internal wave surfaces in open ocean conditions based on simulating a Garrett-Munk spectrum (GM76) slope of \&-2. The scale lengths obtained do not fit as well to seismic reflection events as those used in other studies to model internal waves. We suggest two explanations for this discrepancy: (1) due to the fact that the stochastic parameters are derived from the reflectivity field rather than the impedance field the estimated scale lengths may be underestimated, as has been reported; and (2) because the meddy seismic image is a two-dimensional slice of a complex and dynamic three-dimensional object, the derived scale lengths are biased to the direction of flow. Nonetheless, varying stochastic parameters, which correspond to different spectral slopes in the Garrett-Munk spectrum (horizontal wavenumber spectrum), can provide an estimate of different internal wave scales from seismic data alone. We hence introduce Stochastic Heterogeneity Mapping as a novel tool in physical oceanography.},
	issn = {18120784},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77950468840\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Buffett, G. G. and Hurich, C. A. and Vsemirnova, E. A. and Hobbs, R. W. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Carbonell, R. and Klaeschen, D. and Biescas, B.}
}
@inbook {Mosher2010,
	title = {{Submarine mass movements and their consequences}},
	booktitle = {Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {1{\textendash}8},
	publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	organization = {Kluwer Academic Publishers},
	isbn = {9789048130702},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903442067\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Mosher, D. C. and Moscardelli, L. and Shipp, R. C. and Chaytor, J. D. and Baxter, C. D P and Lee, H. J. and Urgeles, R.}
}
@article {Kormann2010,
	title = {{Synthetic modelling of acoustical propagation applied to seismic oceanography experiments}},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {37},
	number = {6},
	year = {2010},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {n/a{\textendash}n/a},
	abstract = {Recent work shows that multichannel seismic (MCS) systems provide detailed information on the oceans{\textquoteright} finestructure. The aim of this paper is to analyze if high order numerical algorithms are suitable to accurately model the extremely weak wavefield scattered by the oceans{\textquoteright} finestructures. For this purpose, we generate synthetic shot records along a coincident seismic and oceanographic profile acquired across a Mediterranean salt lens in the Gulf of Cadiz. We apply a 2D finite-difference time-domain propagation model, together with second-order Complex Frequency Shifted Perfectly Matched Layers at the numerical boundaries, using as reference a realistic sound speed map with the lateral resolution of the seismic data. We show that our numerical propagator creates an acoustical image of the ocean finestructures including the salt lens that reproduces with outstanding detail the real acquired one. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2010 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {00948276},
	doi = {10.1029/2009GL041763},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77949835265\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Kormann, Jean and Cobo, Pedro and Biescas, Berta and Sallares, Valenti and Papenberg, Cord and Recuero, Manuel and Carbonell, Ram{\'o}n}
}
@article {Jones2009,
	title = {{Area selection for diamonds using magnetotellurics: Examples from southern Africa}},
	journal = {Lithos},
	volume = {112},
	year = {2009},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {83{\textendash}92},
	abstract = {Southern Africa, particularly the Kaapvaal Craton, is one of the world{\textquoteright}s best natural laboratories for studying the lithospheric mantle given the wealth of xenolith and seismic data that exist for it. The Southern African Magnetotelluric Experiment (SAMTEX) was launched to complement these databases and provide further constraints on physical parameters and conditions by obtaining information about electrical conductivity variations laterally and with depth. Initially it was planned to acquire magnetotelluric data on profiles spatially coincident with the Kaapvaal Seismic Experiment, however with the addition of seven more partners to the original four through the course of the experiment, SAMTEX was enlarged from two to four phases of acquisition, and extended to cover much of Botswana and Namibia. The complete SAMTEX dataset now comprises MT data from over 730 distinct locations in an area of over one million square kilometres, making SAMTEX the largest regional-scale MT experiment conducted to date. Preliminary images of electrical resistivity and electrical resistivity anisotropy at 100 km and 200 km, constructed through approximate one-dimensional methods, map resistive regions spatially correlated with the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe and Angola Cratons, and more conductive regions spatially associated with the neighbouring mobile belts and the Rehoboth Terrane. Known diamondiferous kimberlites occur primarily on the boundaries between the resistive or isotropic regions and conductive or anisotropic regions. Comparisons between the resistivity image maps and seismic velocities from models constructed through surface wave and body wave tomography show spatial correlations between high velocity regions that are resistive, and low velocity regions that are conductive. In particular, the electrical resistivity of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle of the Kaapvaal Craton is determined by its bulk parameters, so is controlled by a bulk matrix property, namely temperature, and to a lesser degree by iron content and composition, and is not controlled by contributions from interconnected conducting minor phases, such as graphite, sulphides, iron oxides, hydrous minerals, etc. This makes quantitative correlations between velocity and resistivity valid, and a robust regression between the two gives an approximate relationship of Vs [m/s] = 0.045 * log(resistivity [ohm m]) + 4.5. {\textcopyright} 2009.},
	keywords = {Cratonic lithosphere, Diamond exploration, Electrical conductivity, Kaapvaal Craton, Sub-continental lithospheric mantle, Zimbabwe Craton},
	issn = {00244937},
	doi = {10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.011},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-72149117671\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Jones, Alan G. and Evans, Rob L. and Muller, Mark R. and Hamilton, Mark P. and Miensopust, Marion P. and Garcia, Xavier and Cole, Patrick and Ngwisanyi, Tiyapo and Hutchins, David and Fourie, C.J.S. and Jelsma, Hielke and Evans, Shane and Aravanis, Theo and Pettit, Wayne and Webb, Sue and Wasborg, Jan}
}
@article {BrumdaSilveira2009,
	title = {{Evidence for coupled reverse and normal active faulting in W Iberia}},
	journal = {Tectonophysics},
	volume = {474},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {sep},
	pages = {184{\textendash}199},
	abstract = {The Vidigueira-Moura fault (VMF) is a 65~km long, E-W trending, N dipping reverse left-lateral late Variscan structure located in SE Portugal (W Iberia), which has been reactivated during the Cenozoic with reverse right-lateral slip. It is intersected by, and interferes with the NE-SW trending Alentejo-Plasencia fault. East of this intersection, for a length of 40~km the VMF borders an intracratonic tectonic basin on its northern side, thrusting Paleozoic schists, meta-volcanics and granites, on the north, over Cenozoic continental sediments preserved in the basin, on the south. West of the faults intersection, evidence of Cenozoic reactivation is scarce. In the eastern sector, Plio-Quaternary VMF reactivation is indicated by geomorphologic, stratigraphic, and structural data, showing reverse movement with a right-lateral strike-slip component, in response to a NW-SE trending compressive stress. An average vertical displacement rate of 0.06 to 0.08~mm/yr since late Pliocene (roughly the last 2.5~Ma) is estimated. The Alqueva fault (AF) is a subparallel, northward dipping, 7.5~km long anastomosing fault zone that affects Palaeozoic basement rocks, and is located 2.5~km north and on the hanging block of the VMF. The AF is also a reverse left-lateral late Variscan structure, which has been reactivated during the Tertiary with reverse right-lateral slip; however, Plio-Quaternary reactivation was normal left-lateral, as shown by abundant kinematical criteria (slickensides) and geomorphic evidence. It shows an average displacement rate of 0.02~mm/yr for the vertical component of movement in the approximately last 2.5~Ma. It is proposed that the normal displacements on the AF result from tangential longitudinal strain on the upthrown block of the VMF above a convex ramp of this main reverse structure. According to this model of faults interaction, the AF is interpreted to work as a bending-moment fault sited above the VMF thrust ramp. Consequently, it is expected that the displacements on the AF increase towards the topographic surface with the increase in the imposed extension, declining downwards until they vanish above or at the VMF ramp. In order to constrain the proposed scheme, numerical modeling was performed, aiming at the reproduction of the present topography across the faults using different geodynamic models and fault geometries and displacements. {\textcopyright} 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Active faulting, Fault interaction, Neotectonics, Numerical modeling, SW Iberia},
	issn = {00401951},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.013},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-68849083528\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Brum da Silveira, A. and Cabral, J. and Perea, H. and Ribeiro, A.}
}
@article {Muller2009,
	title = {{Lithospheric structure, evolution and diamond prospectivity of the Rehoboth Terrane and western Kaapvaal Craton, southern Africa: Constraints from broadband magnetotellurics}},
	journal = {Lithos},
	volume = {112},
	year = {2009},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {93{\textendash}105},
	abstract = {A 1400~km-long, 2-D magnetotelluric (MT) profile, consisting of 69 sites at 20~km intervals, across the western part of the Archaean Kaapvaal Craton, the Proterozoic Rehoboth Terrane and the Late Proterozoic/Early Phanerozoic Ghanzi-Chobe/Damara Belt reveals significant lateral heterogeneity in the electrical resistivity structure of the southern African lithosphere. The lithospheric structures of the Rehoboth Terrane and Ghanzi-Chobe/Damara Belt have not been imaged previously by geophysical methods. Temperature is the primary control on the resistivity of mantle minerals, and the MT derived lithospheric thicknesses therefore provide a very reasonable proxy for the "thermal" thickness of the lithosphere (i.e., the thickness defined by the intersection of a conductive geotherm with the mantle adiabat), allowing approximate present-day geotherms to be calculated. The work indicates the following present-day average lithospheric thicknesses, to a precision of about {\textpm} 20~km, for each of the terranes traversed (inferred geotherms in brackets): Eastern Kimberley Block of the Kaapvaal Craton 220~km (41~mW m- 2), Western Kimberley Block 190~km (44~mW m- 2), Rehoboth Terrane 180~km (45~mW m- 2) and Ghanzi-Chobe/Damara Belt 160~km (48~mW m- 2). A clear relationship between the electrical resistivity structure of the lithosphere and the tectonic stabilisation-age of the terrane is evident. Good agreement between the inferred present-day lithospheric geotherms and surface heat flow measurements indicate the latter are strongly controlled by variations in lithospheric thickness. A significant difference in lithospheric thickness is observed between the Eastern and Western Kimberley blocks, and is consistent with previous seismic tomography images of the Kaapvaal Craton. The present-day lithospheric thickness, and reduced depth extent into the diamond stability field, accounts for the absence of diamondiferous kimberlites in the Gibeon and Gordonia kimberlite fields in the Rehoboth Terrane. Previously published mantle xenolith P-T arrays from the Gibeon, Gordonia and Kimberley fields, however, suggest that the Rehoboth Terrane had equilibrated to a cooler conductive palaeo-geotherm (40-42~mW m- 2 ), very similar to that of Eastern Kimberley Block of the Kaapvaal Craton, at some time prior to the Mesozoic eruption of the kimberlites. The timing and nature of both the thermal equilibration of the Rehoboth Terrane, and the subsequent lithospheric heating/thinning event required to account for its present-day lithospheric structure, are not well constrained. A model consisting of the penetration of heat transporting magmas into the lithosphere, with associated chemical refertilisation, at an early stage of Mesozoic thermalism appears to be the most plausible model at present to account for both the present-day lithospheric structure of the Rehoboth Terrane and an earlier, cooler palaeo-geotherm. Some problems, however, remain unresolved in terms of the isostatic response of the model. Based on a compilation of xenocryst Cr/Ca-in-pyrope barometry observations, the extent of depleted mantle in the Rehoboth Terrane is found to be significantly reduced with respect to the Eastern Kimberley Block: 117~km versus 138-167~km. It appears most likely that the depletion depth in both terranes, at least in the vicinity of kimberlite eruption, is explained by refertilisation of the lower lithospheric mantle. {\textcopyright} 2009.},
	keywords = {Diamond, Geotherm, Lithosphere, Magnetotellurics, Southern Africa, Xenolith},
	issn = {00244937},
	doi = {10.1016/j.lithos.2009.06.023},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-72049130282\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Muller, M.R. and Jones, A.G. and Evans, R.L. and Gr{\"u}tter, H.S. and Hatton, C. and Garcia, X. and Hamilton, M.P. and Miensopust, M.P. and Cole, P. and Ngwisanyi, T. and Hutchins, D. and Fourie, C.J. and Jelsma, H.A. and Evans, S.F. and Aravanis, T. and Pettit, W. and Webb, S.J. and Wasborg, J.}
}
@article {Kormann2009,
	title = {{Modelling Seismic Oceanography Experiments by Using First- and Second-Order Complex Frequency Shifted Perfectly Matched Layers}},
	journal = {Acta Acustica united with Acustica},
	volume = {95},
	number = {6},
	year = {2009},
	month = {nov},
	pages = {1104{\textendash}1111},
	abstract = {This work investigates the ability of modelling seismic oceanography experiments by using underwater acoustic propagation equations. Seismic oceanography tries to retrieve the fine structure of the ocean water masses by processing the acoustic waves reflected in the low-contrast interfaces of fronts, eddies, internal waves or thermohaline intrusions. Since the reflectivity of such interfaces is of order 10-3-10-4, the absorption capability of the numerical boundaries becomes crucial. Complex Frequency Shifted offers a better alternative to classical Perfectly Matched Layer formulation, but has not yet been extended to acoustic equations. Here, first- and second-order Complex Frequency Shifted Perfectly Matched Layers equations are proposed which can provide reflection coefficients of order 10-5. Therefore, a numerical Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) scheme combined with the proposed CFS-PML equations is able to model such experiments. {\textcopyright} S. Hirzel Verlag {\textperiodcentered} EAA.},
	issn = {16101928},
	doi = {10.3813/AAA.918242},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77149123321\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Kormann, Jean and Cobo, Pedro and Recuero, Manuel and Biescas, Berta and Sallares, Valenti}
}
@article {Palomeras2009,
	title = {{Nature of the lithosphere across the Variscan orogen of SW Iberia: Dense wide-angle seismic reflection data}},
	journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research},
	volume = {114},
	number = {B2},
	year = {2009},
	month = {feb},
	pages = {B02302},
	abstract = {Two wide-angle seismic transects have been acquired across the SW Iberian Massif. They crossed three major geological zones (South Portuguese Zone, Ossa-Morena Zone, and Central Iberian Zone), with their tectonic contacts and the Pyrite Belt being of greatest interest. A total of 690 digital seismic recording instruments (650 Texans and 40 Reftek 3 component units) from the IRIS-PASSCAL Instrument Pool were used. The transects (A and B) are each approximately 300 km long and consist of 3 and 6 shot points, respectively, with an approximately 60-km shot point interval. The charge sizes range from 1000 kg at the edges to 500 kg at the center. These recently acquired experiments were designed to provide velocity constraints on the lithosphere and to complement the previously acquired normal incidence seismic profile IBERSEIS. Both data sets are part of the SW Iberia project, which was developed within the EUROPROBE program and designed to address fundamental questions about the nature and dynamics of the Variscan lithosphere. The acquisition parameters provide closely spaced wide-angle seismic images of the lithosphere beneath SW Iberia. In transect A, the station spacing was on average 400 m, while along transect B, the receiver spacing was approximately 150 m. Because of this close trace spacing, the lateral continuity of the seismic arrivals is greatly improved. Frequency analysis revealed that the recorded events feature relatively low frequencies (6-25 Hz). After processing, the shot records show high-amplitude and well-defined arrivals. The interpreted PmP arrival, located at approximately 11 s (normal incidence traveltime), is characterized by high amplitude and relatively low frequency (6-12 Hz). A well-defined Pn arrival appears at offsets beyond 120 km. At far offsets greater than 180 km, an upper mantle reflection is observed. Furthermore, within the upper crust, the shots records feature a relatively high-velocity arrival, located at 4-5-s normal incidence traveltime. The analysis of this arrival indicates that it probably corresponds to the top of the Iberian Reflective Body identified in the IBERSEIS deep seismic profile. The velocity models obtained by forward modeling show a complex crust, especially in the middle crust. The velocity models are the most detailed ones that have been produced in the area and contain a large amount of new features that are relevant to the understanding of the composition of the crust and upper mantle beneath the zone. The velocity depth functions derived from the velocity models have higher middle crustal velocities than the average in other continental areas. A comparison between laboratory seismic velocity measurements and the velocities of the models was carried out in order to estimate the crustal and the upper mantle composition. Results indicate that the high middle crust velocities correspond to rocks of a mafic composition. The combined data set reveals new aspects related to the lithospheric evolution of this transpressive orogen and allows us to attempt an interpretative cross section of the upper lithosphere in SW Iberia. {\textcopyright} 2009.},
	issn = {0148-0227},
	doi = {10.1029/2007JB005050},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-66149180585\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Palomeras, I. and Carbonell, R. and Flecha, I. and Simancas, F. and Ayarza, P. and Matas, J. and Mart{\'\i}nez Poyatos, D. and Azor, A. and Gonz{\'a}lez Lodeiro, F. and P{\'e}rez-Esta{\'u}n, A.}
}
@article {Sallares2009,
	title = {{Relative contribution of temperature and salinity to ocean acoustic reflectivity}},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {36},
	number = {20},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct},
	pages = {L00D06},
	abstract = {Marine seismic data display laterally coherent reflectivity from the water column that is attributed to fine-scale oceanic layering. The amplitude of the different reflections is the expression of acoustic impedance contrasts. between neighbouring water masses, and therefore water reflectivity maps the ocean{\textquoteright}s vertical sound speed and density (i.e., temperature and salinity) variations. Here we determine the relative contribution of each parameter by computing the temperature and salinity partial derivatives of sound speed and density, and using them to estimate reflection coefficients from a real oceanographic dataset. The results show that the mean contribution of density variations is 5-10\%, while 90-95\% is due to sound speed variations. On average, 80\% of reflectivity comes from temperature contrasts. Salinity contribution averages 20\%, but it is highly variable and reaches up to 40\% in regions prone to diffusive convection such as the top of the Mediterranean Undercurrent in the Gulf of Cadiz. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {0094-8276},
	doi = {10.1029/2009GL040187},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-72149084920\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Biescas, B. and Buffett, G. and Carbonell, R. and Danobeitia, J. J. and Pelegr{\'\i}, J. L.}
}
@article {Flecha2009,
	title = {{Seismic imaging and modelling of the lithosphere of SW-Iberia}},
	journal = {Tectonophysics},
	volume = {472},
	number = {1-4},
	year = {2009},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {148{\textendash}157},
	abstract = {Data from a closely spaced wide-angle transect has been used to study the middle-to-lower crust and the Moho in SW-Iberia. A low-fold wide-angle stack image reveals a highly heterogeneous seismic signature at lower-crustal levels changing laterally along the profile. The lower crust features an irregular distribution of the reflectivity that can be explained by a heterogeneous distribution of physical properties. The Moho discontinuity also features a high variability in its seismic character that correlates with the different tectonic terranes in the area. A 2D finite difference code was used for solving the elastic wave equation and to provide synthetic wide-angle shots. Relatively simple layer cake model derived from conventional refraction interpretation generates the main events of the shot records. However, these models cannot account for the lateral variability of the seismic signature. In order to obtain more realistic simulations, the velocity model was modified introducing stochastic lensing at different levels within the crust. The Moho was modelled as a 3~km thick layered structure. The resulting average velocity models include a high velocity layer at mid-crustal depth, a highly reflective lower crust and a relatively thin horizontal Moho. This heterogeneous model can be achieved by lensing within the crust, a layered mafic intrusion and a strongly laminated lower crust and Moho. {\textcopyright} 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Crustal heterogeneities, Mafic intrusions, Wide-angle stack},
	issn = {00401951},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tecto.2008.05.033},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349173557\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Flecha, I. and Palomeras, I. and Carbonell, R. and Simancas, F. and Ayarza, P. and Matas, J. and Gonz{\'a}lez-Lodeiro, F. and P{\'e}rez-Esta{\'u}n, A.}
}
@article {Buffett2009,
	title = {{Seismic reflection along the path of the Mediterranean Undercurrent}},
	journal = {Continental Shelf Research},
	volume = {29},
	number = {15},
	year = {2009},
	month = {aug},
	pages = {1848{\textendash}1860},
	abstract = {Seismic reflection profiling is applied to the study of large scale physical oceanographic processes in the Gulf of C{\'a}diz and western Iberian coast, coinciding with the path of the Mediterranean Undercurrent. The multi-channel seismic reflection method provides clear images of thermohaline fine structure with a horizontal resolution approximately two orders of magnitude higher than CTD casting. The seismic data are compared with co-located historical oceanographic data. Three seismic reflectivity zones are identified: North Atlantic Central Water, Mediterranean Water and North Atlantic Deep Water. Seismic evidence for the path of the Mediterranean Undercurrent is found in the near-slope reflectivity patterns, with rising reflectors between about 500 and 1500 m. However, the core of the undercurrent is largely transparent. Seismic images show that central and, particularly, intermediate Mediterranean Waters have fine structure coherent over horizontal distances of several tens of kilometers. However, the intensity of the reflectors, and their horizontal coherence, decreases downstream. This change in seismic reflectivity is probably the result of diminished vertical thermohaline contrasts between adjacent water masses, so that double-diffusion processes become unable to sustain temperature and salinity staircases. Comparison of root-mean-square seismic amplitudes with temperature and salinity differences between the Mediterranean Undercurrent and the overlying central waters suggests a causal relationship between observed thermohaline fine structure and true seismic amplitudes. We estimate that, within this intermediate water stratum, impedance contrasts are mainly controlled by sound speed contrasts (a factor between 3.5 and 10 times larger than density contrasts), which are mainly controlled by temperature contrasts (a factor between 1.5 and 5 times larger than salinity contrasts). {\textcopyright} 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Amplitude, Entrainment, Mediterranean Undercurrent, Mixing, Salinity, Seismic oceanography, Temperature, thermohaline fine structure},
	issn = {02784343},
	doi = {10.1016/j.csr.2009.05.017},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-69249209739\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Buffett, G.G. and Biescas, B. and Pelegr{\'\i}, J.L. and Mach{\'\i}n, F. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Carbonell, R. and Klaeschen, D. and Hobbs, R.}
}
@article {Stupazzini2009,
	title = {{Study of Rotational Ground Motion in the Near-Field Region}},
	journal = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},
	volume = {99},
	number = {2B},
	year = {2009},
	month = {may},
	pages = {1271{\textendash}1286},
	abstract = {During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries observational seismologists recorded primarily the earthquake-induced translational wave field, while the rotational motion still remains poorly observed and investigated. We aim to further understand the rotational ground motion and its relation to the translational wave field, with a special emphasis on the near field, a few wavelengths away from the hypocenter, where damage related to rotational motion might need to be considered. A broad picture of the available values of rotational amplitudes and their variability is obtained by gathering most of the published data on strong rotational motion. To obtain a more detailed picture we perform a large scale 3D numerical study of a strike-slip event in the Grenoble valley where a combination of topographic, source, and site effects produces a realistic wave field. We analyzed the synthetic dataset in terms of the rotational and translational peak amplitudes and their dependence on two effects: nonlinear soil behavior and source directivity. On a soft soil deposit, we observe peak ground rotation of 1 mrad and the peak ground rotation rate of 10 mrad/sec, for an Mw 6.0 event. Those values show a strong dependence on the hypocenter location, the local site conditions, and the topographical features, inducing a variability of almost one order of magnitude in a range of distances of 20 km. Finally, we compare our numerical results in terms of peak ground velocity (PGV) versus peak ground rotation (PG${\o}mega$) with field data obtained at similar scenarios (e.g., Parkfield) by array techniques to investigate the relation between translational and rotational amplitudes expected in the near field for shallow, medium-sized earthquakes. Results of our numerical simulation fit reasonably well with those observed in past studies. Furthermore, the spatial variations of the PGV/PG${\o}mega$ ratio show a trend, which is correlated with the velocity structure of the model under study.},
	issn = {0037-1106},
	doi = {10.1785/0120080153},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67649962349\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Stupazzini, M. and De La Puente, J. and Smerzini, C. and Kaser, M. and Igel, H. and Castellani, A.}
}
@article {Simancas2009,
	title = {{Tectonic relationships of Southwest Iberia with the allochthons of Northwest Iberia and the Moroccan Variscides}},
	journal = {Comptes Rendus Geoscience},
	volume = {341},
	number = {2-3},
	year = {2009},
	month = {feb},
	pages = {103{\textendash}113},
	abstract = {The Iberian Massif poses a problem of relationships between its northwestern and southern parts. Suture terranes (ophiolites and high-pressure rocks) crop out in NW Iberia but only as allochthonous units, unconnected from their root zone. Sutures cropping out in SW Iberia are discussed in order to relate them to the unknown root of the NW Iberia allochthons. On the other hand, the Moroccan Variscides are very briefly presented with a view to propose their correlation with the Iberian zones. Particularly important is the transition from the Variscides to the Paleoproterozoic basement in Morocco, which is a key argument for palaeogeographic reconstructions. {\textcopyright} 2008 Acad{\'e}mie des sciences.},
	keywords = {Correlations, Iberia, Morocco, Sutures, Variscan orogen},
	issn = {16310713},
	doi = {10.1016/j.crte.2008.11.003},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-63049089339\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Simancas, Jos{\'e} Fernando and Azor, Antonio and Mart{\'\i}nez-Poyatos, David and Tahiri, Abdelfatah and El Hadi, Hassan and Gonz{\'a}lez-Lodeiro, Francisco and P{\'e}rez-Esta{\'u}n, Andr{\'e}s and Carbonell, Ram{\'o}n}
}
@article {MonteiroSantos2009,
	title = {{Using tensorial electrical resistivity survey to locate fault systems}},
	journal = {Journal of Geophysics and Engineering},
	volume = {6},
	number = {4},
	year = {2009},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {390{\textendash}400},
	abstract = {This paper deals with the use of the tensorial resistivity method for fault orientation and macroanisotropy characterization. The rotational properties of the apparent resistivity tensor are presented using 3D synthetic models representing structures with a dominant direction of low resistivity and vertical discontinuities. It is demonstrated that polar diagrams of the elements of the tensor are effective in delineating those structures. As the apparent resistivity tensor shows great inefficacy in investigating the depth of the structures, it is advised to accomplish tensorial surveys with the application of other geophysical methods. An experimental example, including tensorial, dipole-dipole and time domain surveys, is presented to illustrate the potentiality of the method. The dipole-dipole model shows high-resistivity contrasts which were interpreted as corresponding to faults crossing the area. The results from the time domain electromagnetic (TEM) sounding show high-resistivity values till depths of 40-60 m at the north part of the area. In the southern part of the survey area the soundings show an upper layer with low-resistivity values (around 30 ${\O}mega$ m) followed by a more resistive bedrock (resistivity >100 ${\O}mega$ m) at a depth ranging from 15 to 30 m. The soundings in the central part of the survey area show more variability. A thin conductive overburden is followed by a more resistive layer with resistivity in the range of 80-1800 ${\O}mega$ m. The north and south limits of the central part of the area as revealed by TEM survey are roughly E-W oriented and coincident with the north fault scarp and the southernmost fault detected by the dipole-dipole survey. The pattern of the polar diagrams calculated from tensorial resistivity data clearly indicates the presence of a contact between two blocks at south of the survey area with the low-resistivity block located southwards. The presence of other two faults is not so clear from the polar diagram patterns, but their location can be afforded combining tensorial, dipole-dipole and TEM results. {\textcopyright} 2009 Nanjing Institute of Geophysical Prospecting.},
	keywords = {3D modelling, Fracturation, Macroanisotropy, Tensorial resistivity},
	issn = {1742-2132},
	doi = {10.1088/1742-2132/6/4/007},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-72449138142\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Monteiro Santos, Fernando A and Perea, Hector and Massoud, Usama and Plancha, Jo{\~a}o P and Marques, Jorge and Cabral, Jo{\~a}o}
}
@article {Barckhausen2008,
	title = {{Birth of an intraoceanic spreading center}},
	journal = {Geology},
	volume = {36},
	number = {10},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {767},
	abstract = {The Cocos-Nazca spreading center is one of the few examples of the formation of a spreading center by splitting of oceanic lithosphere. It was created when the Farallon plate, broke up in the early Miocene following the collision of the Pacific-Farallon spreading center with the North American continent. Much of the ancient Farallon plate corresponding to the area of opening is lost to subduction beneath Central America and South America, but new data from the conjugate area on the Pacific plate allow the first detailed reconstruction of the break-up process. The opening began after chron 7 (25 Ma) at a location of focused crustal extension caused by overlapping spreading centers that had evolved in response to a slight reorientation of a Pacific-Farallon ridge segment. Beginning at chron 6B (22.7 Ma), eastward progressing seafloor spreading started along an axis that most likely migrated toward the region of weak lithosphere created by the Galapagos hotspot. By chron 6 (19.5 Ma), plate splitting from the spreading center to the trench was complete, allowing the fully detached Cocos and Nazca plates to move independently. This kinematic change resulted in a significant ridge jump of the newly established Pacific-Nazca spreading center, a change in plate motion direction of the Nazca plate by 20{\textdegree}clockwise, and a large increase in Pacific-Cocos plate velocity in the middle Miocene. {\textcopyright} 2008 The Geological Society of America.},
	keywords = {Central Pacific, Farallon breakup, Galapagos hotspot, Magnetic anomalies},
	issn = {0091-7613},
	doi = {10.1130/G25056A.1},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-54949104690\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Barckhausen, Udo and Ranero, Cesar R. and Cande, Steven C. and Engels, Martin and Weinrebe, Wilhelm}
}
@article {Ercilla2008,
	title = {{High-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Galicia Bank Region and neighbouring abyssal plains (NW Iberian continental margin)}},
	journal = {Marine Geology},
	volume = {249},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2008},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {108{\textendash}127},
	abstract = {The high-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Galicia Bank Region and adjacent deposits of the neighbouring Iberian and Biscay Abyssal Plains was included as part of the geological studies conducted in the area where the oil-tanker Prestige wreck is located. This seismic stratigraphy is characterized by five seismic units (5 to 1, from oldest to youngest) lying above an irregular acoustic basement defined by a highly fractured system of horsts and grabens. These faulted systems have controlled the local depositional architecture, deforming, fracturing, relocating and distributing sediments since the Valanginian. Three depositional models of facies can be recognized on the Galicia Bank Region and surrounding abyssal plains: bank, escarpment, and abyssal plain facies. The bank facies reflects the depositional evolution from initial filling to obliterating stages of the horsts and grabens. The escarpment facies has a local distribution and represents deposition associated with active slopes of the faulted escarpments. The abyssal plain facies represents gravity flow deposits coming mostly from the bounded-fault flanks of the Galicia Bank Region. The Valanginian to Quaternary sedimentary evolution of the Galicia Bank Region reflects depositional responses to tectonic condition. The occurrence of mass-movements confirms that the syn-rift period (Valanginian to Aptian age) along the Galicia margin was diachronous, beginning in the Interior Basin and shifting later toward the west of the Galicia Bank Region (Deep Galicia Margin). The Albian to Quaternary post-rift evolution is characterized by a decrease in tectonic activity and sedimentary variations in the style of deposition (valley and related features, mass-movement deposits, contourites, and drape deposits) conditioned by changes in the sedimentary processes, paleoenvironments, and tectonic reactivation of the regional slopes. The effects of tectonic movements persist, as evidenced in areas where faulted escarpments and highs outcrop, and in areas of near-surface faulting. The syn-rift and post-rift stages have also conditioned the depositional architecture of the Prestige sinking area. The evolution of the surrounding abyssal plains does not reflect the same pattern to tectonic condition. {\textcopyright} 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {facies architecture, Galicia Bank, high-resolution seismic profiles, sedimentary evolution, seismic facies, stratigraphy},
	issn = {00253227},
	doi = {10.1016/j.margeo.2007.09.009},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39649109232\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Ercilla, G. and Garc{\'\i}a-Gil, S. and Estrada, F. and Gr{\`a}cia, E. and Vizcaino, A. and V{\'a}quez, J.T. and D{\'\i}az, S. and Vilas, F. and Casas, D. and Alonso, B. and Da{\~n}obeitia, J. and Farran, M.}
}
@article {Biescas2008,
	title = {{Imaging meddy finestructure using multichannel seismic reflection data}},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {35},
	number = {11},
	year = {2008},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {L11609},
	abstract = {This work illustrates the great potential of multichannel seismic reflection data to extract information from the finestructure of meddies with exceptional lateral resolution (10-15 m). We present seismic images of three meddies acquired in the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian Peninsula), which consist of concentric reflectors forming oval shapes that sharply contrast with the background oceanic structure. The seismic images reveal the presence of different regions within the meddies that are consistent with those observed in historical temperature (T) and salinity (S) data. The core region, characterized by smooth T and S variations, is weakly reflective. The double-diffusive upper and lower boundaries and the lateral-interleaving outer edges, characterized by stronger T and S contrasts, display strong reflectivity bands. These new observations clearly show differences between layers developed at the upper and lower boundaries that can contribute to th knowledge of mixing processes and layering formation in oceans. Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {0094-8276},
	doi = {10.1029/2008GL033971},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-49849096389\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Biescas, B. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Pelegr{\'\i}, J. L. and Mach{\'\i}n, F. and Carbonell, R. and Buffett, G. and Danobeitia, J. J. and Calahorrano, A.}
}
@article {Goldfinger2008,
	title = {{Late Holocene Rupture of the Northern San Andreas Fault and Possible Stress Linkage to the Cascadia Subduction Zone}},
	journal = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},
	volume = {98},
	number = {2},
	year = {2008},
	month = {apr},
	pages = {861{\textendash}889},
	abstract = {We relate the late Holocene northern San Adreas fault (NSAF) paleoseismic history developed using marine sediment cores along the northern California continental margin to a similar dataset of cores collected along the Cascadia margin, including channels from Barclay Canyon off Vancouver Island to just north of Monterey Bay. Stratigraphic correlation and evidence of synchronous triggering imply earthquake origin, and both temporal records are compatible with onshore paleoseismic data. In order to make comparisons between the temporal earthquake records from the NSAF and Cascadia, we refine correlations of southern Cascadia great earthquakes, including the land paleoseismic record. Along the NSAF during the last \~{}2800 yr, 15 turbidites, including one likely from the great 1906 earthquake, establish an average repeat time of \~{}200 yr, similar to the onshore value of \~{}240 yr. The combined land and marine paleoseismic record from the southern Cascadia subduction zone includes a similar number of events during the same period. While the average recurrence interval for full-margin Cascadia events is \~{}520 yr, the southern Cascadia margin has a repeat time of \~{}220 yr, similar to that of the NSAF. Thirteen of the 15 NSAF events were preceded by Cascadia events by \~{}0-80 yr, averaging 25-45 yr (as compared to \~{}80-400 yr by which Cascadia events follow the NSAF). Based on the temporal association, we model the coseismic and cumulative postseismic deformation from great Cascadia megathrust events and compute related stress changes along the NSAF in order to test the possibility that Cascadia earthquakes triggered the penultimate, and perhaps other, NSAF events. The Coulomb failure stress (CFS) resulting from viscous deformation related to a Cascadia earthquake over \~{}60 yr does not contribute significantly to the total CFS on the NSAF. However, the coseismic deformation increases CFS on the northern San Andreas fault (NSAF) by up to about 9 bars offshore of Point Delgada, most likely enough to trigger that fault to fail in north-to-south propagating ruptures.},
	issn = {0037-1106},
	doi = {10.1785/0120060411},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-42649087275\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Goldfinger, C. and Grijalva, K. and Burgmann, R. and Morey, A. E. and Johnson, J. E. and Nelson, C. H. and Gutierrez-Pastor, J. and Ericsson, A. and Karabanov, E. and Chaytor, J. D. and Patton, J. and Gr{\`a}cia, E.}
}
@article {Panahi2008,
	title = {{A Low-Power Datalogger Based on CompactFlash Memory for Ocean Bottom Seismometers}},
	journal = {IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement},
	volume = {57},
	number = {10},
	year = {2008},
	month = {oct},
	pages = {2297{\textendash}2303},
	abstract = {In the last decade, marine scientific instruments have been in high demand, particularly autonomous instruments that are capable of staying under water for a long time while performing continuous data acquisition and storage. This paper introduces an instrument under development that is used for the study of ocean bottom sublayers and microseismic detection. The power consumption of the equipment has been minimized to increase autonomy, and CompactFlash memory cards have been used as the storage element. Development of such equipment is a joint effort between different disciplines, such as electronics, mechanics, geophysics, underwater communications, etc. The acquisition system was tested both in the laboratory and under real environmental conditions in the summer of 2005, and the results have been evaluated. {\textcopyright} 2008 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Analog-to-digital (A/D) converter, CompactFlash memory, Datalogger, Effective number of bits (ENOB), Ocean bottom seismometer (OBS), Power consumption, Time base},
	issn = {0018-9456},
	doi = {10.1109/TIM.2008.919005},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-52649175960\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Panahi, S.S. and Ventosa, S. and Cadena, J. and Manuel-Lazaro, A. and Bermudez, A. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Piera, J.}
}
@article {Rodriguez2008,
	title = {{A new multi-platform modular software tool for wide-angle reflection/refraction seismic data processing and representation (WASPAR)}},
	journal = {Computers \& Geosciences},
	volume = {34},
	number = {5},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {456{\textendash}463},
	abstract = {WASPAR (Wide-Angle reflection-refraction Seismic data Processing And Representation) is a new free multi-platform software tool to process and display wide-angle seismic data. It has been designed to read different raw data formats, construct record sections, process them using existing and newly developed algorithms, pick seismic phases and generate graphic files using a single, user-friendly interface. The main characteristics of WASPAR are its flexibility and expandability. It has been designed in a modular way using a plug-in architecture to manage raw data access and processing functionalities. We thus obtain a stable base easily maintainable and expandable. We have chosen the C ++ programming language in combination with an object oriented methodology to facilitate the development of a multi-platform software tool, which is already available on Linux and MS Windows. In order to allow its expansion and upgrade, the program will be freely distributed under the terms of GPL license. The philosophy of this software tool is to leave it open to external contributions. {\textcopyright} 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Object oriented programming, Plug-in, Signal processing, Software, wide-angle seismics},
	issn = {00983004},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cageo.2007.04.011},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39149086998\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Rodr{\'\i}guez, I. and Simon, C. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Carlosena, A. and M{\`a}nuel, A. and Da{\~n}obeitia, J.J.}
}
@article {CALAHORRANOB2008,
	title = {{Nonlinear variations of the physical properties along the southern Ecuador subduction channel: Results from depth-migrated seismic data}},
	journal = {Earth and Planetary Science Letters},
	volume = {267},
	number = {3-4},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {453{\textendash}467},
	abstract = {We use two high-quality pre-stack depth-migrated multichannel seismic profiles acquired to quantify physical properties variations of underthrust sediments along the first \~{} 30~km of subduction off the erosional southern Ecuadorian margin. Seismic data show three zones along the subduction channel (referred to as Zones I, II and III) characterized by distinct velocity and velocity-derived physical properties, which are in agreement with values estimated from experimental results of deformation in granular media. These three zones result from transformational changes of underthrust sediments governed by fundamentally different physical processes that control their mechanical behavior at increasing confining pressures. Based on our observations and its comparison with experimental results, we argue that the transformations undergone by underthrust sediments as they dip into the subduction zone are the following: within Zone I, progressively increasing velocity (and decreasing velocity-derived porosity) indicates continuous sediment compaction, which must be accompanied by effective fluid drainage along the d{\'e}collement and/or across the accretionary wedge. The underthrust material is here unconsolidated from a mechanical point of view. Laboratory experiments indicate that the dominant processes at this range of pressures are grain rolling, particle rotation and frictional slip at grain contacts. Within Zone II, velocity (and porosity) remains constant for \~{} 16~km (SIS-72) and \~{} 12~km (SIS-18). This suggests undrained conditions resulting in growing fluid overpressure at the subduction channel. Grain deformation is similar to Zone I. Within Zone III, velocity increases and porosity falls rapidly, indicating sediment compaction and subsequent release of over-pressured fluids, where grain deformation is likely to be elastic. This might be the dominant process until the grains attain their crushing strength, resulting in granular cataclasis and, eventually, in the collapse of the system. We suggest that over-pressured fluid release may induce hydrofracturation and it is likely to increase inter-plate coupling down from Zone III. {\textcopyright} 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {fluid overpressure, grain deformation, subduction channel, velocity inversion},
	issn = {0012821X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.epsl.2007.11.061},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-39649120786\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {CALAHORRANOB, A and SALLARES, V and COLLOT, J and SAGE, F and RANERO, C}
}
@article {Secanell2008,
	title = {{Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of the Pyrenean region}},
	journal = {Journal of Seismology},
	volume = {12},
	number = {3},
	year = {2008},
	month = {mar},
	pages = {323{\textendash}341},
	abstract = {A unified probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) for the Pyrenean region has been performed by an international team composed of experts from Spain and France during the Interreg IIIA ISARD project. It is motivated by incoherencies between the seismic hazard zonations of the design codes of France and Spain and by the need for input data to be used to define earthquake scenarios. A great effort was invested in the homogenisation of the input data. All existing seismic data are collected in a database and lead to a unified catalogue using a local magnitude scale. PSHA has been performed using logic trees combined with Monte Carlo simulations to account for both epistemic and aleatory uncertainties. As an alternative to hazard calculation based on seismic sources zone models, a zoneless method is also used to produce a hazard map less dependant on zone boundaries. Two seismogenic source models were defined to take into account the different interpretations existing among specialists. A new regional ground-motion prediction equation based on regional data has been proposed. It was used in combination with published ground-motion prediction equations derived using European and Mediterranean data. The application of this methodology leads to the definition of seismic hazard maps for 475- and 1,975-year return periods for spectral accelerations at periods of 0 (corresponding to peak ground acceleration), 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1 and 2 s. Median and percentiles 15\% and 85\% acceleration contour lines are represented. Finally, the seismic catalogue is used to produce a map of the maximum acceleration expected for comparison with the probabilistic hazard maps. The hazard maps are produced using a grid of 0.1{\textdegree}. The results obtained may be useful for civil protection and risk prevention purposes in France, Spain and Andorra. {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.},
	keywords = {Andorra, France, Monte Carlo, Probabilistic, Seismic hazard, Seismic zonation, Spain},
	issn = {1383-4649},
	doi = {10.1007/s10950-008-9094-2},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-46349102115\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Secanell, R. and Bertil, D. and Martin, C. and Goula, X. and Susagna, T. and Tapia, M. and Dominique, P. and Carbon, D. and Fleta, J.}
}
@article {LoIacono2008a,
	title = {{Very high-resolution seismo-acoustic imaging of seagrass meadows (Mediterranean Sea): Implications for carbon sink estimates}},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {35},
	number = {18},
	year = {2008},
	month = {sep},
	pages = {L18601},
	abstract = {Posidonia oceanica is a widespread coastal Mediterranean seagrass which accumulates in its subsurface large quantities of organic material derived from its roots, rhizomes and leaf sheaths embedded in sandy sediments. These organic deposits may be up to several meters thick as they accumulate over thousands of years forming the matte, whose high content in organic carbon plays a major role in the global ocean carbon cycle. In this study, very high-resolution seismo-acoustic methods were applied to image the subsurface features of a P. oceanica seagrass meadow at Portlligat (Cadaqu{\'e}s, Girona, Spain), in the NW-Mediterranean Sea. Our findings yield fresh insights into the settling of the P. oceanica meadow in the study area, and define with unprecedented detail the potential volume occupied by the matte. A strong reflector, located from 4.3 to 11.7 m depth, was recognized in several seismo-acoustic profiles as the substratum on which P. oceanica first settled in the study area. A 3D bathymetric model of this substratum allowed us to reconstruct the Portlligat palaeo-environment prior to the settling of P. oceanica, which corresponded to a shallow coastal setting protected from the open sea. A core drilled in the meadow at Portlligat revealed the presence of a 6 in thick dense matte composed of medium to coarse, sandy sediments mixed with plant debris and bioclasts. Radiocarbon datings revealed a constant accretion rate of the matte of about 1.1 m/kyr. Gravelly bioclastic deposits observed at the base of the core correspond to the base of the matte and gave a date of 5616 {\textpm} 46 Cal yr BP. For the first time, very high-resolution marine geophysical techniques allowed us to accurately define the volume occupied by P. oceanica matte, which in the study area reaches up to almost 220,000 {\textpm} 17,400 M3. This result is an important step forward in our efforts to estimate the size of the carbon sink represented by P. oceanica meadows along the Mediterranean coasts significantly contributing to the biosphere carbon cycle. Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union.},
	issn = {0094-8276},
	doi = {10.1029/2008GL034773},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57849159443\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Lo Iacono, Claudio and Mateo, Miguel Angel and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Guasch, Lluis and Carbonell, Ram{\'o}n and Serrano, Laura and Serrano, Oscar and Da{\~n}obeitia, Juanjo}
}
@article {Goldfinger2007,
	title = {{Rupture lengths and temporal history of significant earthquakes on the offshore and north coast segments of the Northern San Andreas Fault based on turbidite stratigraphy}},
	journal = {Earth and Planetary Science Letters},
	volume = {254},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {9{\textendash}27},
	abstract = {74 piston, gravity and jumbo Kasten cores were collected from channel and canyon systems draining the northern California continental margin to investigate the record of periodic Holocene turbidites for possible connection to large magnitude earthquakes on the adjacent Northern San Andreas Fault. Poorly known channel systems were mapped with multibeam sonar to define pathways and channel confluences. Cores sampled all major and many minor channel systems extending from Cape Mendocino to just north of Monterey Bay. Sampling both along and across channels was done and particular attention was paid to channel confluences, as these areas afford opportunities to test for synchronous triggering of turbidity currents. While at sea, all cores were scanned using a GEOTEK multisensor core logger (MSCL), which collects high-resolution photography, P-wave velocity, gamma-ray density, and magnetic susceptibility data from the unsplit cores. Lithology was logged visually, and cores were later imaged with X-radiography. We use 14C ages, relative dating tests at channel confluences, and stratigraphic correlation using physical properties to determine whether turbidites deposited in separate channel systems are correlative, implying they were triggered by a common event. These tests can, in most cases, separate earthquake-triggered turbidity currents from other possible sources. The late Holocene turbidite record off northern California passes these tests for synchronous triggering, and can be correlated with multiple proxies from site to site between Noyo Channel and the latitude of San Francisco. Preliminary comparisons of our event ages with existing and in progress work at onshore coastal sites show good correlation, further circumstantial evidence that the offshore record is primarily earthquake generated. During the last \~{} 2800~yr, 15 turbidites are recognized, including the great 1906 earthquake. Their chronology establishes an average repeat time of \~{} 200~yr, similar to the onshore value of \~{} 230~yr. Along-strike correlation suggests that at least 8 of the youngest 10 of these events ruptured the 320~km distance from the Mendocino Triple Junction to near San Francisco. {\textcopyright} 2006.},
	keywords = {Northern San Andreas Fault, Paleoseismology, Turbidite},
	issn = {0012821X},
	doi = {10.1016/j.epsl.2006.11.017},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846271439\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Goldfinger, Chris and Morey, Ann E. and Nelson, C. Hans and Guti{\'e}rrez-Pastor, Julia and Johnson, Joel E. and Karabanov, Eugene and Chaytor, Jason and Eriksson, Andrew}
}
@conference {Urgeles2007,
	title = {{Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment of Geo-hazards from Submarine Slides}},
	booktitle = {Eos},
	volume = {88},
	number = {17},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {192},
	issn = {00963941},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34249827905\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Urgeles, Roger and Camerlenghi, Angelo and Ercilla, Gemma and Anselmetti, Flavio and Br{\"u}ckmann, Warner and Canals, Miquel and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Locat, Jacques and Krastel, Sebastian and Solheim, Anders}
}
@book {Sallares2007,
	title = {{Special Paper 430: Plates, Plumes and Planetary Processes}},
	series = {Special Paper of the Geological Society of America},
	volume = {430},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {507{\textendash}524},
	publisher = {Geological Society of America},
	organization = {Geological Society of America},
	abstract = {At present there is no single "unified theory" capable of explaining the variety of geological, geophysical, and geochemical observations that characterize what is generically known as hotspot magmatism. An increasing number of geophysical and geo- chemical observations disagree with the predictions of the conventional thermal plume model, in which excess melting is due mainly to high mantle temperatures. Other parameters such as the presence of water or the composition of the mantle source have been shown to be as important as temperature in controlling the structure and physical properties of the igneous crust. In this article we first emphasize the importance of doing proper velocity and density modeling, including comprehensive uncertainty analysis, to determine how well resolved the geophysical parameters actually are. We show that in some cases the contribution of velocity-derived lateral crustal density variations can be sufficiently significant to account for the observed gravity and topography anomalies without calling for noticeable mantle density contrasts. Next we show that the comparison of crustal geometry obtained along age-progressive volcanic tracks enables temporal variations of the hotspot-ridge distance to be estimated. Finally we use a 2-D mantle melting model to illustrate the effect of different mantle melting parameters on the resulting crustal structure. The tests made indicate that it is difficult to find a plausible combination of mantle temperature, upwelling rate, melt productivity, and thickness of the melting zone to explain either the high-velocity, un- derplated bodies frequently described at midplate settings or the lack of a positive crustal thickness-velocity (H-Vp) correlation found at igneous provinces originated on-ridge. We suggest that the main parameter controlling the generation of volcanic underplating is the presence of a lithospheric lid limiting the extent of the mantle melting zone, whereas the H-Vp anticorrelation can be related to the presence of a major element heterogeneity, such as eclogite derived from recycled oceanic lithosphere, in the mantle source. {\textcopyright} 2007 The Geological Society of America.},
	keywords = {Crustal structure, Density, Mantle melting parameters, Seismic velocity},
	isbn = {978-0-8137-2430-0},
	issn = {00721077},
	doi = {10.1130/978-0-8137-2430-0},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-75749138216\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Sallares, Valenti and Calahorrano, Alcinoe}
}
