Ocean geology

25 Fevereiro 2013, 10:30 • António José Nunes de Almeida Sarmento

Sediment transport: Supply and distribution of sediment in shallow-water environments, Sediment movement by waves and currents, Rate of sediment transport, Sediment erosion.

Seabed geology: Formation of oceanic lithosphere, Deposition of sediment, Shelf processes, Bed forms, The shape of ocean basins (continental margins, ocean ridges, faults and fracture zones, deep ocean floor – abyssal plains, seamounts, submarine volcanoes).