@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}
}
@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 {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 {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.}
}
@article {Gutscher2012,
	title = {{The Gibraltar subduction: A decade of new geophysical data}},
	journal = {Tectonophysics},
	volume = {574-575},
	year = {2012},
	month = {oct},
	pages = {72{\textendash}91},
	abstract = {The Gibraltar arc, spans a complex portion of the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary marked by slow oblique convergence and intermediate and deep focus seismicity. The seemingly contradictory observations of a young extensional marine basin surrounded by an arcuate fold-and-thrust belt, have led to competing geodynamic models (delamination and subduction). Geophysical data acquired in the past decade provide a test for these models and support a narrow east-dipping, subduction zone. Seismic refraction studies indicate oceanic crust below the western Gulf of Cadiz. Tomography of the upper mantle reveals a steep, east-dipping high P-wave velocity body, beneath Gibraltar. The anisotropic mantle fabric from SKS splitting shows arc-parallel "fast directions", consistent with toroidal flow around a narrow, westward retreating subducting slab. The accompanying WSW advance of the Rif-Betic mountain belt has constructed a thick pile of deformed sediments, an accretionary wedge, characterized by west-vergent thrust anticlines. Bathymetric swath-mapping images an asymmetric embayment at the deformation front where a 2. km high basement ridge has collided. Subduction has slowed significantly since 5. Ma, but deformation of recent sediments and abundant mud volcanoes suggest ongoing activity in the accretionary wedge. Three possible origins for this deformation are discussed; gravitational spreading, overall NW-SE convergence between Africa and Iberia and finally a WSW tectonic push from slow, but ongoing roll-back subduction. In the absence of arc volcanism and shallow dipping thrust type earthquakes, evidence in favor of present-day subduction can only be indirect and remains the object of debate. Continued activity of the subduction offers a possible explanation for great (M. >. 8.5) earthquakes known to affect the area, like the famous 1755 Great Lisbon earthquake. Recent GPS studies show SW motion of stations in N Morocco at velocities of 3-6. mm/yr indicating the presence of an independent block, a "Rif-Betic-Alboran" microplate, situated between Iberia and Africa. {\textcopyright} 2012 Elsevier B.V.},
	keywords = {Accretionary wedge, Active deformation, earthquakes, Iberia, Roll-back subduction, Tethys oceanic lithosphere},
	issn = {00401951},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tecto.2012.08.038},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867273669\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Gutscher, M.-A. and Dominguez, S. and Westbrook, G.K. and Le Roy, P. and Rosas, F. and Duarte, J.C. and Terrinha, P. and Miranda, J.M. and Graindorge, D. and Gailler, A. and Sallar{\`e}s, V. and Bartolome, R.}
}
@article {Yang2009,
	title = {{Geotechnical Properties of River-fed Sediments Compared with Glacier-fed Sediments}},
	journal = {Marine Georesources \& Geotechnology},
	volume = {27},
	number = {4},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct},
	pages = {281{\textendash}295},
	abstract = {This paper discusses the influence of sedimentary environment and geological setting on geotechnical and physical properties of resulting sedimentary deposits. For this study, two different geological settings were considered, one is a river-fed and the other is a glacier-fed sedimentary environment. For both sedimentary environments, various geotechnical properties were considered and compared. These include plasticity, activity, compressibility, undrained shear strength and sensitivity. Results indicate that physical and geotechnical properties of sediments deposited in these two settings are significantly different. These differences are then interpreted in terms of the various mechanisms involved in submarine slope failure initiation in river-fed versus glacier-fed sedimentary environments. {\textcopyright} Taylor \& Francis Group, LLC.},
	keywords = {Activity, Compressibility, Plasticity, Sedimentary environment, Sensitivity, Shear strength, Submarine landslides},
	issn = {1064-119X},
	doi = {10.1080/10641190903025214},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449408082\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Yang, S. L. and Solheim, A. and Forsberg, C. F. and Kvalstad, T. and Feng, X. L. and Li, A. L. and Urgeles, R.}
}
@article {Pinero2007,
	title = {{Gas hydrate disturbance fabrics of southern Hydrate Ridge sediments (ODP Leg 204): Relationship with texture and physical properties}},
	journal = {Geo-Marine Letters},
	volume = {27},
	number = {2-4},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {279{\textendash}288},
	abstract = {Soupy and mousse-like fabrics are disturbance sedimentary features that result from the dissociation of gas hydrate, a process that releases water. During the core retrieval process, soupy and mousse-like fabrics are produced in the gas hydrate-bearing sediments due to changes in pressure and temperature conditions. Therefore, the identification of soupy and mousse-like fabrics can be used as a proxy for the presence of gas hydrate in addition to other evidence, such as pore water freshening or anomalously cool temperature. We present here grain-size results, mineralogical composition and magnetic susceptibility data of soupy and mousse-like samples from the southern Hydrate Ridge (Cascadia accretionary complex) acquired during Leg 204 of the Ocean Drilling Program. In order to study the relationship between sedimentary texture and the presence of gas hydrates, we have compared these results with the main textural and compositional data available from the same area. Most of the disturbed analyzed samples from the summit and the western flank of southern Hydrate Ridge show a mean grain size coarser than the average mean grain size of the hemipelagic samples from the same area. The depositional features of the sediments are not recognised due to disturbance. However, their granulometric statistical parameters and distribution curves, and magnetic susceptibility logs indicate that they correspond to a turbidite facies. These results suggest that gas hydrates in the southern Hydrate Ridge could form preferentially in coarser grain-size layers that could act as conduits feeding gas from below the BSR. Two samples from the uppermost metres near the seafloor at the summit of the southern Hydrate Ridge show a finer mean grain-size value than the average of hemipelagic samples. They were located where the highest amount of gas hydrates was detected, suggesting that in this area the availability of methane gas was high enough to generate gas hydrates, even within low-permeability layers. The mineralogical composition of the soupy and mousse-like sediments does not show any specific characteristic with respect to the other samples from the southern Hydrate Ridge. {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag 2007.},
	issn = {0276-0460},
	doi = {10.1007/s00367-007-0077-z},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34250188050\&partnerID=tZOtx3y1},
	author = {Pi{\~n}ero, Elena and Gr{\'a}cia, Eul{\`a}lia and Mart{\'\i}nez-Ruiz, Francisca and Larrasoa{\~n}a, Juan Cruz and Vizcaino, Alexis and Ercilla, Gemma}
}
