Possible manifestations of underwater mud volcanoes based on results of sonar investigations in region of Taman Peninsula

V. I. Kaevitser; N. A. Rimskii-Korsakov; I. V. Smolyaninov; V. M. Razmanov; A. P. Krivtsov

doi:10.1134/S0001437016040056

Possible manifestations of underwater mud volcanoes based on results of sonar investigations in region of Taman Peninsula

Authors: Kaevitser V.I.¹, Rimskii-Korsakov N.A.², Smolyaninov I.V.¹, Razmanov V.M.¹, Krivtsov A.P.¹
Affiliations:
1. Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics
2. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Issue: Vol 56, No 5 (2016)
Pages: 714-720
Section: Marine Geology
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0001-4370/article/view/149270
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437016040056
ID: 149270

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This paper presents the results of three-dimensional acoustic seabed mapping in the region of the Taman Peninsula in the Black Sea using an interferometric side-scan sonar and an acoustic profiler. Mapping has revealed underwater objects identified as manifestations of underwater mud volcanism. Detailed analysis of sonar images of the relief and seabed profiles in the region of the objects has confirmed the original hypothesis.