Exploration of submarine hydrothermal vents and associated  mineralizations and geobio-systems

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06/12/2018

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SUBMARINE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS TRIGGERED BY SILLS IN OCEANIC SEDIMENTARY BASINS

Somoza, L., Medialdea, T. & Gonzalez, F.J. (2018). Seafloor manifestations of fluid flow triggered by sill-related reservoirs in oceanic sedimentary basins. 14th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS 14). Oct. 2018.

Medialdea, T., Somoza, L., González, F.J., Vázquez, J.T., de Ignacio, C., Sumino, H., Sánchez-Guillamón, O., Orihashi, Y., León, R. and Palomino, D. (2017). Evidence of a modern deep-water magmatic hydrothermal system in the Canary Basin (Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean). Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18 (8), 3138-3164.

Sanchez-Guillamón, O., Vázquez, J. T., Palomino, D., Medialdea, T., Fernández-Salas, L. M., León, R., & Somoza, L. (2018). Morphology and shallow structure of seafloor mounds in the Canary Basin (Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean). Geomorphology, 313, 27-47

Sánchez-Guillamón, O., Fernández-Salas, L. M., Vázquez, J. T., Palomino, D., Medialdea, T., López-González, N., ... & León, R. (2018). Shape and Size Complexity of Deep Seafloor Mounds on the Canary Basin (West to Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic): A DEM-Based Geomorphometric Analysis of Domes and Volcanoes. Geosciences. 2018-01-23

Somoza, L. Medialdea, T. & Gonzalez F.J. Giant mass transport deposits in the southern Scotia Sea (Antarctica) (2018). Geological Society London Special Publications 477, DOI: 10.1144/SP477.

ACTIVE ERUPTIONS OF SUBMARINE VOLCANOES

Somoza, L., González, F.J., Barker, S.J., Madureira, P.; Medialdea, T., de Ignacio, C., Lourenço, N., León, R., Vázquez, J.T., Palomino D. (2017). Evolution of submarine eruptive activity during the 2011-2012 El Hierro event as documented by hydroacoustic images and remotely operated vehicle observations. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. DOI:  10.1002/2016GC006733.

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY IN VOLCANIC CRATER LAKES

Hernández, P.A., Melián, G., Somoza, L. Arpa, C., Pérez, N., Bariso, E., Sumino, H., Padrón, E., Varekamp, J. C., Alberto-Beltrán J., Solidum, R. (2017). The acid crater lake of Taal volcano, Philipines. Hydrogeochemical and hydroacoustic data related to the 2010-11 volcanic unrest. In: Geochemistry and Geophysics of Active Volcanic Lakes. Geological Society, London, Special Publications No. 437.

Melián, G., Somoza L., Padrón, E., Pérez, N., Hernández. P., sumino, H., Forjaz, V.H., Franca, Z. (2017). Surface CO2 emission and rising bubble plumes from degassing of crater lakes in Sao Miguel Island, Azores. In: Geochemistry and Geophysics of Active Volcanic Lakes. Geological Society, London, Special Publications No. 437.

GIANT FLANK COLLAPSES OF VOLCANIC ISLANDS AS TSUNAMIS GENERATORS

León, R., Palomino, D. Vazquez, J.T., Medialdea, T. & Somoza, L. (2019). A new scenario for the mass transport deposits west Canary volcanic province. Earth Planetary Science Letters 509, 1, Pages 27-37.

León, R., Somoza, L., Urgeles, R., Medialdea, T., Ferrer, M., Biain, A., García-Crespo, J.,  Mediato, J.F., Galindo, I., Yepes, J.,  González, F.J., Giménez-Moreno, J., (2017). Multi-event oceanic island landslides: New onshore-offshore insights from El Hierro Island, Canary Archipelago. Marine Geology 393, Pages 156-175.

MINERAL FORMATION IN SUBMERGED VOLCANIC ISLANDS & SEAMOUNTS

CHEMOSYNTHETIC ECOSYSTEMS RELATED TO COLD SEEPS

Rincón-Tomás, B., Duda, J-P, Somoza, L, González, F.J., Schneider, D., Medialdea, T, Madureira, P, Hoppert, M., and Reitner, J. (2018). Cold-water corals and hydrocarbon-rich seepage in the Pompeia Province (Gulf of Cádiz) – living on the edge. Biogeosciences Discussions. DOI: 10.5194/bg-2018-372

Somoza, L. Medialdea, T. Terrinha, P. , González, F.J., León, R., Batista, L., Lobato, A. (2018). Catalogue of gas seeps around the Iberian continental margin: Atlantic vs. Mediterranean. 14th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS 14). Oct. 2018.

Sánchez-Guillamón, O., Fernández-Puga, M.C., Somoza, L., Vazquez, J.T., Medialdea, T., Lopez-González, N., Palomino, D., Fernández-Salas, L.M., León, R., González, F.J. (2018). Morpho-structural and sedimentary characterization of a new seepage feature in the Gulf of Cadiz: Henriet mud volcano. (2018)  ISMS-2018 VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences. Vigo, Spain

Blanco., L., González, F.J., Somoza, L. , Ortiz, J.E., Sánchez-Palencia, Y., Torres, T. Medialdea, T. (2018). Organic geochemistry of the "Subvent" mud volcano (Gulf of Cadiz, NE Atlantic Ocean): Evidence for recent submarine eruptions of hydrocarbon-enriched muds. (2018). ISMS 2018 VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences, Vigo Spain.

Ceramicola, S., Dupré, S., Somoza, L. & Woodside, J. (2017). Cold Seep Systems. In: Submarine Geomorphology, pp.  367-388.  Springer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-319-57852-1

PAPERS IN SPANISH

Medialdea. T. González, F.J., Somoza. L., Lobato, A., Blasco, I., León, R., Gimenez-Moreno, J., Rodriguez-Santalla, I., Blanco, L. (2018). El proyecto EMODnet-Geology: una iniciativa para extender el acceso a los datos geológicos de los océanos y mares europeos.  VI International Symposium on Marine Sciences (ISMS). June 2018.

Somoza. L., & Medialdea (2018). La ampliación de la plataforma continental de España. In: Extensão das Plataformas Continentais. Portugal e Espanha. Prespectivas e realidades. Chapter: Extensão das Plataformas Continentais. Portugal e Espanha. Prespectivas e realidades. Publisher: Fronteira do Caos Editors: R. Garcia-Perez, P. Neves-Coelho & T. Rodrigues. June 2018.

Blanco, L., Marino, E., Blasco, I., González, F.J., Somoza. L., Medialdea (2018). Llega la era de la minería submarina. DOI: 10.21028/em.2017.05.12. May 2017.