Mediterranean Sea evolution and present-day physiography

Elda Miramontes; Jacques Déverchère; Claudio Pellegrini; Domenico Chiarella

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823692-5.00006-6

Mediterranean Sea evolution and present-day physiography

Elda Miramontes, Jacques Déverchère, Claudio Pellegrini, Domenico Chiarella

Department of Earth Sciences

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Abstract

This chapter describes the tectonic processes at the origin of the Mediterranean Sea and a particular paleo-environmental event (the Messinian salinity crisis) that resulted in the almost complete desiccation of the Mediterranean Sea. It also presents the morphological characteristics of the basin floor and introduces the tectonic and climatic processes that control sedimentation and thus the evolution of the seafloor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea
Subtitle of host publication	An Introductory Guide
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	2
Pages	13-39
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-12-823692-
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823692-5.00006-6
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2022

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