Thébaudeau, Benjamin and Monteys, Xavier and McCarron, Stephen and O'Toole, Ronan and Caloca, Silvia (2016) Seabed geomorphology of the Porcupine Bank, West of Ireland. Journal of Maps, 12 (5). pp. 947-958. ISSN 1744-5647

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Abstract

A new map of the seabed geomorphology on the Porcupine Bank, located at the western edge of the north-eastern Atlantic shelf west of Ireland, uses high-resolution multibeam bathymetric and backscatter data as well as numerous shallow seismic profiles to identify individual landforms. They are described based on their acoustic signature on the various datasets. The landforms comprise sharp-crested ridges, mounds and outcrops often associated with and expressing underlying bedrock topography; sand waves highlighting modern currents directions; and iceberg scours with strongly preferred orientations. The map is intended as baseline evidence to test models of the palaeoceanographic and palaeoglaciological history of the Porcupine Bank.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The authors wish to thank the Geological Survey of Ireland and the INFOMAR programme for data access, multibeam processing and advice. The bathymetric and backscatter datasets are available at https://jetstream.gsi.ie/iwdds/index. html. The authors wish to thank Brian J. Todd, Chris Orton and Sara Benetti for their detailed review of the map and manuscript; their comments helped improve this article. This work was funded by the Irish Research Council [grant number EPSPD/2014/15].
Keywords:	porcupine bank; multibeam; backscatter; INFOMAR; glaciation;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS
Item ID:	18763
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2015.1099573
Depositing User:	Dr. Stephen McCarron
Date Deposited:	05 Sep 2024 13:01
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Maps
Publisher:	Tailor and Francis group
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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