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Contourite Depositional Models

Contourite Depositional Models is a stratigraphic framework that characterizes the spatial and temporal distribution of sedimentary deposits formed by deepwater bottom currents, distinguished from other sedimentary models by its emphasis on contour-following flow dynamics, sediment reworking, and associated geomorphological signatures along continental margins.

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79

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2017–2026

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The contourite depositional system of the Gulf of Cádiz: A sedimentary model related to the bottom current activity of the Mediterranean outflow water and its interaction with the continental margin

F. Javier Hernández‐Molina, Estefanía Llave, Dorrik A. V. Stow et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography · 2006 · 228 citations

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A new classification system for mixed (turbidite-contourite) depositional systems: Examples, conceptual models and diagnostic criteria for modern and ancient records

Sara Rodrigues, F.J. Hernández-Molina, Marco Fonnesu et al. · Earth-Science Reviews · 2022 · 81 citations · Full text

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Contourites and bottom current reworked sands: Bed facies model and implications

S. De Castro, F. Javier Hernández‐Molina, Francisco J. Rodrı́guez-Tovar et al. · Marine Geology · 2020 · 81 citations

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Pliocene and Quaternary depositional model of the Algarve margin contourite drifts (Gulf of Cadiz, SW Iberia): Seismic architecture, tectonic control and paleoceanographic insights

Cristina Roque, Henrique Duarte, Pedro Terrinha et al. · Marine Geology · 2011 · 73 citations

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Paleogene-Neogene depositional history of the middle U.S. Atlantic continental rise: mixed turbidite and contourite depositional systems

Stanley D. Locker, Edward P. Laine · Marine Geology · 1992 · 65 citations

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Authors

106

  1. FJ
    F. Javier Hernández‐Molina

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 542 citations

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  2. EL
    Estefanía Llave

    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

    4 publications · 389 citations

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  3. WZ
    Wenyan Zhang

    Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany

    4 publications · 172 citations

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  4. DA
    Dorrik A. V. Stow

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 317 citations

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  5. FJ
    Francisco J. Rodríguez‐Tovar

    Universidad de Granada, Spain

    3 publications · 155 citations

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Institutions

79

  1. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    796 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    735 citations

  3. Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

    Madrid, Spain

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens

    Perpignan, France

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    431 citations

  5. University of Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    429 citations

  6. Universidade de Vigo

    Vigo, Spain

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    370 citations

  7. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    117 citations

  8. Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux

    Pessac, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

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  1. Marine Geology

    14 publications · 591 citations

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  2. Sedimentary Geology

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. Geo-Marine Letters

    1 publications · 61 citations

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