Geomorphometry of mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz
- Olga Sánchez Guillamón
- Mari Carmen Fernández Puga
- Luis Miguel Fernández Salas
- Juan Tomás Vázquez
- Desirée Palomino
- L. Somoza
- T. Medialdea
- Nieves López González
- R. León
- F.J. González
- Ana Gomes (ed. lit.)
- Célia Gonçalves (ed. lit.)
- Lino André (ed. lit.)
- Nuno Bicho (ed. lit.)
- Tomasz Boski (ed. lit.)
Éditorial: Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario ; Grupo de Trabalho Português para o Estudo do Quaternário (GTPEQ)
Année de publication: 2017
Pages: 171-172
Type: Chapitre d'ouvrage
Résumé
Full coverage bathymetric digital elevation models (DEMs) have provided an ideal input for quantitative geomorphological analysis of the Gulf of Cadiz mud volcanoes. A geomorphometric analysis of 65 structures has been carried out, by means of 7 variables, in order to quantitatively describe mud volcano size, shape and slope. Subsequently, the application of a grouping analyst ArcGIS tool enables a morphometric classification in four mud volcanoes groups. The morphometric methodology of DEM could give insights into the processes that affect the geomorphology of mud volcanoes.