Geomorphology, sedimentary processes and development of the Zenisu deep-sea channel, northern Philippine Sea |
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| Authors: | Shiguo Wu Narumi Takahashi Hidekazu Tokuyama How Kin Wong |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, 266071 Qingdao, China;(2) Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, 105-0003 Tokyo, Japan;(3) Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 164-8639 Tokyo, Japan;(4) Institute of Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The Zenisu deep-sea channel originates on the Izu-Ogasawara island arc, and disappears in the Shikoku Basin of the Philippine Sea. The geomorphology, sedimentary processes, and the development of the Zenisu deep-sea channel were investigated on the basis of swath bathymetry, side-scan sonar imagery, submersible observations, and seismic data. The deep-sea channel can be divided into three segments according to the downslope gradient and channel orientation. They are the Zenisu Canyon, the E–W fan channel, and the trough-axis channel. The sediment fill is characterized by turbidite and debrite deposition and blocky–hummocky avalanche deposits on the flanks of the Zenisu Ridge. In the Zenisu Canyon and the Zenisu deep-sea channel, sediment transport by turbidity currents generates sediment waves (dunes) observed during the Shinkai 6500 dive 371. The development of the Zenisu Canyon is controlled by a N–S shear fault, whereas the trough-axis channel is controlled by basin subsidence associated with the Zenisu Ridge. The E–W fan channel was probably affected by the E–W fault and the basement morphology. |
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