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Shelves of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands (I): Morphology and sediment types
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Here we present a synthesis of bedforms and sediment types on the shelves surrounding the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, after the integration several pieces of bathymetric, morphological and sedimentological datasets. The Iberian and Balearic shelves are divided into segments according to the largescale margin configuration, fluvial sediment supply and hydrodynamic regime. Their geological settings and large-scale sedimentation patterns place the investigated shelves into two broad categories: abrupt, steep and narrow sediment-starved shelves, illustrated by the Cantabrian shelf, and gentle, smooth and wide sediment- fed shelves, such as the shelves off some major flivial systems. An in-depth classification was subsequently attempted, based on morpho-sedimentary types. Under this approach, the Iberian and Balearic shelves can be classified as: (1) storm-dominated shelves, with erosional rocky floors, frequent abrasion surfaces and coarse-grained sediments; (2) current-dominated shelves, showing a good equilibriumbetween sediment fluxes and coastal and shallow ocean circulation, with laterally extensive muddy belts; (3) sediment supply-dominated shelves, where extensive subaqueous deltas develop off river mouths; and (4) wave-dominated shelves that occur off coastal stretches with minor and/or multiple fluvial sediment sources and enhanced littoral current.
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FERNÁNDEZ SALAS, Luis miguel, DURÁN, Ruth, MENDES, Isabel, GALPARSORO, Ibon, LOBO, F.j., BÁRCENAS, Patricia, ROSA, Francisca, RIBÓ GENÉ, Marta, GARCÍA GIL, Soledad, FERRÍN, A., CARRARA, Gabriela, ROQUE, C., CANALS ARTIGAS, Miquel. Shelves of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands (I): Morphology and sediment types. _Boletín Geológico y Minero_. 2016. Vol. 126, núm. 2-3, pàgs. 327-376. [consulta: 21 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0366-0176. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/116628]