CIRCEE

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Le Suroît
Ship owner Ifremer
Dates 03/10/2013 - 24/10/2013
Chief scientist(s) GUTSCHER Marc-André ORCID

GEO-OCEAN - UMR 6538

Univ. Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, Univ. Bretagne Sud

Place Nicolas Copernic

29280 Plouzané

https://www.geo-ocean.fr/
DOI 10.17600/13020060
Objective

Identification of active faults by bathymetric mapping and HR and VHR (Chirp) seismic profiles, as well as chronology of major historic quakes by dating of turbidites. The related projects are the INSU Circée pre-cruise project (TerMex MISTRALS programme) and the European FP7 ASTARTE project (tsunami risk in Europe).

Main results

Data acquired and analyses carried out at sea and on shore

Published data

Gutscher M.A, Mercier De Lepinay B, Pinheiro L, Lefaou Y, Gallais F, Dominguez S, Babonneau N, Barreca G, Micallef A, San Pedro L (2013). Circee marine geophysical survey: Ionian Sea (Eastern Sicily - Calabria). https://doi.org/10.17882/49652


Data managed by SISMER

Bibliography

Publications

Schulten I., Micallef A., Krastel S., Urlaub M., Gutscher Marc-Andre, Kopp H. (2023). Reconstruction of the 1908 Messina gravity flow (central Mediterranean Sea) from geophysical and sedimentological data. Marine Geology, 459, 107047 (21p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2023.107047 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00833/94504/


Micallef Aaron, Camerlenghi Angelo, Georgiopoulou Aggeliki, Garcia-Castellanos Daniel, Gutscher Marc-Andre, Lo Iacono Claudio, Huvenne Veerle A. I., Mountjoy Joshu J., Paull Charles K., Le Bas Timothy, Spatola Daniele, Facchin Lorenzo, Accettella Daniela (2019). Geomorphic evolution of the Malta Escarpment and implications for the Messinian evaporative drawdown in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Geomorphology, 327, 264-283. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.11.012 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00485/59686/


Micallef Aaron, Camerlenghi Angelo, Garcia-Castellanos Daniel, Otero Daniel Cunarro, Gutscher Marc-Andre, Barreca Giovanni, Spatola Daniele, Facchin Lorenzo, Geletti Riccardo, Krastel Sebastian, Gross Felix, Urlaub Morelia (2018). Evidence of the Zanclean megaflood in the eastern Mediterranean Basin. Scientific Reports, 8(1078), 8p. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19446-3 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00485/59687/


Gutscher Marc-Andre, Kopp Heidrun, Krastel Sebastian, Bohrmann Gerhard, Garlan Thierry, Zaragosi Sebastien, Klaucke Ingo, Wintersteller Paul, Loubrieu Benoit, Le Faou Yann, San Pedro Laurine, Dominguez Stephane, Rovere Marzia, de Lepinay Bernard Mercier, Ranero Cesar, Sallares Valenti (2017). Active tectonics of the Calabrian subduction revealed by new multi-beam bathymetric data and high-resolution seismic profiles in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean). Earth And Planetary Science Letters, 461, 61-72. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2016.12.020 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00366/47685/


San Pedro Laurine, Babonneau Nathalie, Gutscher M. -A., Cattaneo AntonioORCID (2017). Origin and chronology of the Augias deposit in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean Sea), based on new regional sedimentological data. Marine Geology, 384, 199-213. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2016.05.005 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00334/44496/


Gutscher Marc-Andre, Dominguez Stephane, Mercier De Lepinay Bernard, Pinheiro Luis, Gallais Flora, Babonneau Nathalie, Cattaneo AntonioORCID, Le Faou Yann, Barreca Giovanni, Micallef Aaron, Rovere Marzia (2016). Tectonic expression of an active slab tear from high-resolution seismic and bathymetric data offshore Sicily (Ionian Sea). Tectonics, 35(1), 39-54. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1002/2015TC003898 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00318/42924/


References of Technical Reports

Gutscher Marc-André (2013). Rapport de mission CIRCEE-HR. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00385/49653/


References of Articles published in periodicals and magazines for the general public

Le Telegramme de Brest, 4 Oct. 2013, p. 9 (suite à un interview à l'IUEM) Séisme et tsunami. Six chercheurs brestois en Italie

References of International Seminar Communications

Dellong, D., Gutscher, M.-A., Klingelhoefer, F., Graindorge, D., Kopp, H., Moretti, M., Marsset, B., Mercier de Lepinay, B., Dominguez, S., Malavieille, J., 2016. Deformation of the Calabrian accretionary wedge and relative kinematics of the Calabrian and Peloritan backstops: Insights from multibeam bathymetry, high- resolution reflection and wide-angle seismics and analog modeling. EGU Meeting, Vienna, Apr 2016.

Gutscher, M.-A., Dellong, D., Kopp, H., Dominguez, S., Malavieille, 2016. Active deformation and kinematics of the Calabria accretionary wedge (Ionian Sea): Constraints from high-resolution bathymetry and analog modeling GeoMod Meeting, Montpellier, Oct. 2016.

San Pedro, L., Babonneau, N., Gutscher, M.-A., Cattaneo, A., 2016. Paleoseismological investigation offshore eastern Sicily and south Calabria (Ionian Sea). EGU Meeting, Vienna, Apr 2016.

Gutscher M.-A., 2015. Strike-slip faults off the East Sicily margin (Ionian Sea): Results from recent multi- beam bathymetric surveys, FLOWS (EU Cost program) Meeting, Faro, Portugal, Sept./Oct. 2015.

Gutscher M.-A., Deverchere, J., Babonneau N., San Pedro L., Cattaneo A., Ratzov, G., 2015. Earthquake sources and tsunami recurrence in the Ionian Sea and Algerian Margin: results from recent marine surveys and turbidite paleoseismology. Astarte 2nd annual meeting, Bodrum, Turkey, October 2015.

Gutscher, M.-A., Kopp, H., Krastel, S., Bohrmann, G., Garlan, T., Zaragosi, S., Klaucke, I., Wintersteller, P., Loubrieu, B., Le Faou, Y., San Pedro, L., Dominguez, S., Rovere, M., Mercier de Lepinay, B., 2015. New multi-beam bathymetric map of the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean): Evidence for active sedimentary and morpho-tectonic processes along the Africa-Eurasia plate boundary AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, Dec. 2015.

San Pedro L., Babonneau N., Gutscher M.-A., Cattaneo A., 2014. Sedimentary processes and origin of thick depositional events in the Ionian Sea, based on new regional sedimentological data (CIRCEE data): megaturbidite and homogenite significance. International Sedimentological Congress, Geneva, August 2014.

San Pedro L., Gutscher M.-A., Babonneau N., Cattaneo A., 2014. Paleo-seismological investigation offshore Eastern Sicily and Calabria (Ionian Sea) and possible origin of megaturbidites. AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, Dec. 2014.

Gutscher, M.-A., Dominguez, S., Mercier de Lepinay, B., Pinheiro, L., Babonneau, N., Cattaneo, A., LeFaou, Y., Barreca, G., Micallef, A., Rovere, M., 2014. Deep crustal faults and the origin and long-term flank stability of Mt. Etna. EGU Meeting, Vienna, Apr/May 2014.

Gutscher, M.-A., Kopp, H., Klaeschen, D., Klingelhoefer, F., Graindorge, D., 2014. Lateral slab tear tectonics of Calabria (S. Italy): investigating the STEP fault offshore eastern Sicily (the CIRCEE and DIONYSUS seismic surveys) AGU Fall Meeting San Francisco, Dec. 2014.

Gutscher, M.-A., Babonneau, N., Cattaneo, A., Gallais, F., Graindorge, D., San Pedro, L., and the CIRCEE- HR Shipboard Party. The CIRCEE-HR survey in the Calabrian arc and offshore E Sicily (Ionian Sea and Southern Italy): investigating active faults, recent deformation and the deep marine paleoseismic record (turbidites). AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 2013

References of National Seminar Communications

Gallais, F., Gutscher, M.-A., Graindorge, D., San Pedro, L., 2014. The Calabrian subduction zone (Ionian Sea) : Historical seismicity and a new review of the system from multi-channel seismic data. RST Pau, oct. 2014 (Présentation Poster).

Legendre, L., Gutscher, M.-A., Graindorge, D., Mercier de Lepinay, B., San Pedro L., Dominguez, S., 2014. Déformations et failles actives dans le prisme d?accrétion Calabrais et sur la marge Est-Scilienne: nouvelles données bathymétriques et sismique réflexion HR de la campagne CIRCEE-HR. RST Pau, oct. 2014 (Présentation Poster).

San Pedro, L., Babonneau, N., Gutscher, M.-A., Cattaneo, A., 2014. Origine et processus sédimentaires des dépôts turbiditiques générés par des évènements extrêmes sur le prisme calabrais. Exemple de la mégaturbidite d?Augias. RST Pau, oct. 2014 (Communication Oral).

DEA or MASTER 2 using campaign data

Lucie LEGENDRE (Stage M2), Laboratoire Domaines Océaniques, Univ. Brest, soutenu Juin 2014 Titre : Tectonique active sur la marge Est-Sicilienne et le prisme d'accrétion Calabrais : données sismiques haute résolution de la campagne CIRCEE

Thesis using campaign data

Gambino Salvatore (2022). Deformation pattern and modelling of active faults along the northern sector of the Malta Escarpment (western Ionian basin). PhD Thesis, University of Catania.


Morena Pierre (2020). Paléosismologie et potentiel sismogène de la zone de subduction des Petites Antilles à partir de l’enregistrement sédimentaire. PhD Thesis, Univesité de Bretagne Occidentale.


David Dellong, thèse (soutenu le 21 Nov. 2018, UBO Brest) Structure profonde et failles actives de la marge Est-Sicilienne

Flore MARY, UPMC/ GeoAzur Univ. Nice, Soutenance prévue Dec. 2017 Titre : Typologie, architecture et origine des sorties de fluides et leurs interactions avec les processus sédimentaires et tectoniques. Exemple de la Méditerranée Orientale.

San Pedro Laurine (2016). Déformation de la marge Est-Sicile et de l'arc calabrais : étude paléosismologique à travers l'enregistrement sédimentaire des turbidites. PhD Thesis, Université de Bretagne Occidentale.