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Sedimentary architecture in meanders of a submarine channel; detailed study of the present Congo turbidite channel (Zaiango Project) by Babonneau, Nathalie, Savoye, B, Cremer, M, Bez, M

“…Sinuous deep-water channels are recognized in most large deep-sea fans in the world. They present a particular interest to oil companies, since they are…”
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Morphology and architecture of the present canyon and channel system of the Zaire deep-sea fan by Babonneau, N, Savoye, B, Cremer, M, Klein, B

“…The Zaire deep-sea fan is one of the largest fans in the world still affected by turbidite sedimentation along a unique active meandering turbidite channel…”
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Channel-mouth lobe complex of the recent Amazon Fan: The missing piece by Jegou, I., Savoye, B., Pirmez, C., Droz, L.

“…The Amazon Fan is one of the largest river-fed submarine fan systems in the world. It is located in the Western Equatorial Atlantic and extends 1100 km…”
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Experiments on wedge-shaped deep sea sedimentary deposits in minibasins and/or on channel levees emplaced by turbidity currents; Part II, Morphodynamic evolution of the wedge and of the associated bedforms by Spinewine, Benoit, Sequeiros, Octavio E, Garcia, Marcelo H, Beaubouef, Rick T, Sun, Tao, Savoye, Bruno, Parker, Gary

“…Rapidly decelerating sediment-laden flows typically emplace confined sedimentary deposits. In the fluvial environment, when sediment-laden rivers reach lakes…”
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Marine hyperpycnal flows: initiation, behavior and related deposits. A review by Mulder, Thierry, Syvitski, James P.M., Migeon, Sébastien, Faugères, Jean-Claude, Savoye, Bruno

“…Hyperpycnal flows form in the marine environment when river discharge enters the ocean with suspended concentrations in excess of 36 kg m −3 due to buoyancy…”
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Investigation of a possible submarine landslide at the Var delta front (Nice continental slope, southeast France) by Sultan, N, Savoye, B, Jouet, G, Leynaud, D, Cochonat, P, Henry, P, Stegmann, S, Kopf, A

“…The Var prodelta progrades across a straight, narrow shelf (less than 2 km wide) with a very steep continental slope reaching locally more than 30°…”
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Multiscale spatio-temporal variability of sedimentary deposits in the Var turbidite system (North-Western Mediterranean Sea) by Mas, V., Mulder, T., Dennielou, B., Schmidt, S., Khripounoff, A., Savoye, B.

“…The Var turbidite system is a small sandy system located in the Ligurian Basin (Mediterranean Sea). It is active during present sea-level highstand and shows…”
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First observations of deep-sea coral reefs along the Angola margin by Le Guilloux, E., Olu, K., Bourillet, J.F., Savoye, B., Iglésias, S.P., Sibuet, M.

“…The West African continental slope is an important theatre for geological survey prospecting and drilling for hydrocarbons but little is known about local…”
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Detailed seismic-reflection and sedimentary study of turbidite sediment waves on the Var Sedimentary Ridge (SE France): significance for sediment transport and deposition and for the mechanisms of sediment-wave construction by Migeon, S., Savoye, B., Zanella, E., Mulder, T., Faugères, J.-C., Weber, O.

“…Sediment waves have been observed on the backside of levees in deep-sea turbidite systems where they are built by turbidity currents that spill out of channels…”
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Quaternary development of migrating sediment waves in the Var deep-sea fan: distribution, growth pattern, and implication for levee evolution by Migeon, S., Savoye, B., Faugeres, J.-C.

“…A field of sediment waves built by turbidity currents on the Var deep-sea fan has been studied using a large amount of seismic-reflection data and cores. To…”
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Inversely graded turbidite sequences in the deep Mediterranean: a record of deposits from flood-generated turbidity currents? by Mulder, T, Migeon, S, Savoye, B, Faugeres, J C

“…Turbidity currents generated during floods of small and medium rivers have been demonstrated to be an important process of sediment transport from continent to…”
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Sediment distribution and evolution of sedimentary processes in a small sandy turbidite system (Golo system, Mediterranean Sea): implications for various geometries based on core framework by Gervais, A., Mulder, T., Savoye, B., Gonthier, E.

“…The Golo Margin in eastern Corsica is dissected by four canyons and two gullies which fed turbidite systems. Study of the dispersal of surficial sediments and…”
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Processes of sediment-wave construction along the present Zaire deep-sea meandering channel; role of meanders and flow stripping by Migeon, Sébastien, Savoye, Bruno, Babonneau, Nathalie, Spy-Anderson, Frances-Lucie

“…Detailed study of fine-grained migrating sediment waves and processes of sediment deposition along the modern, active, meandering channel of the Zaire…”
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Numerical modelling of a mid-sized gravity flow: the 1979 Nice turbidity current (dynamics, processes, sediment budget and seafloor impact) by MULDER, T., SAVOYE, B., SYVITSKI, J. P. M.

“…ABSTRACT The 1979 Nice turbidity current is modelled using a visco‐plastic analysis of flow velocity because the initial flow concentrations are expected to…”
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Anemia in a 35 year-old woman by Monseau, G, Savoye, B, Maigné, G, de Boysson, H, Baldolli, A, Verdon, R, Aouba, A, Richier, Q, Roeser, A, Salaun, K, Nguekap, O

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Numerical modelling of a landslide-generated Tsunami : The 1979 Nice event by ASSIER-RZADKIEWICZ, S, HEINRICH, P, SABATIER, P. C, SAVOYE, B, BOURILLET, J. F

“…--On the 16th of October 1979, a part of the Nice new harbour extension, close to the Nice international airport (French Riviera), slumped into the…”
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Reply to discussion by Shanmugam on Mulder et al. (2001, Geo-Marine Letters 21: 86-93) Inversely graded turbidite sequences in the deep Mediterranean. A record of deposits from flood-generated turbidity currents? by Mulder, T, Migeon, S, Savoye, B, J.-C. Faugères

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Active thrust faulting offshore Boumerdes, Algeria, and its relations to the 2003 Mw 6.9 earthquake by Déverchère, J., Yelles, K., Domzig, A., Mercier de Lépinay, B., Bouillin, J.-P., Gaullier, V., Bracène, R., Calais, E., Savoye, B., Kherroubi, A., Le Roy, P., Pauc, H., Dan, G.

“…We investigate the active seismogenic fault system in the area of the 2003 Mw 6.9 Boumerdes earthquake, Algeria, from a high‐resolution swath bathymetry and…”
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Geological overview of the Angola–Congo margin, the Congo deep-sea fan and its submarine valleys by Savoye, Bruno, Babonneau, Nathalie, Dennielou, Bernard, Bez, Martine

“…The Congo deep-sea fan is one of the largest fans in the world still affected by presently active turbidity currents. The present activity of deep-sea…”
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The Golo submarine turbidite system (east Corsica margin): morphology and processes of terrace formation from high-resolution seismic reflection profiles by Pichevin, L, Mulder, T, Savoye, B, Gervais, A, Cremer, M, Piper, D J

“…New high-resolution seismic reflection data collected along the eastern margin of Corsica have been analysed to describe the morphology of the turbidite…”
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