Deep-water sedimentary systems of the Black Sea continental rise
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9406-4-2026-65-2-3-10
Abstract
The article presents the results of a study on deep-water sedimentary systems in the Black Sea, which formed during the Late Cenozoic under the influence of river runoff. Based on the analysis of regional seismic CDP profiles (from the «Geology Without Borders» programme) and bathymetric data (GEBCO, EMODnet, materials from FSUE SRC «Yuzhmorgeologiya»), three types of sedimentary systems associated with the distal parts of the avandeltas of major rivers have been identified and mapped in the continental slope zone and the deep-sea part of the basin. It is shown that the diversity of sedimentary systems reflects the complex interplay between continental processes (river runoff, erosion, sediment transport) and marine processes (sea level, seafloor topography, hydrodynamics). The obtained results allow for the reconstruction of palaeogeographic settings of the Late Cenozoic and the prediction of sediment body distribution in the deep-sea areas of the basin.
About the Authors
O. A. Khlebnikova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oxana A. Khlebnikova
Moscow
A. M. Nikishin
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anatoly M. Nikishin
Moscow
H. W. Posamentier
Independent consultant
United States
United States
Henry W. Posamentier
California
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Khlebnikova O.A., Nikishin A.M., Posamentier H. Deep-water sedimentary systems of the Black Sea continental rise. Moscow University Bulletin. Series 4. Geology. 2026;65(2):3-10. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0579-9406-4-2026-65-2-3-10
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