SLIDES ON THE FLANKS OF SUBMARINE CANYONS IN THE UPPER SLOPE OF THE ALGARVE

This work has the main aims of the sedimentary instabilities characterization on the f lanks of submarine canyons in the upper slope of the Algarve continental margin (SW Iberian Peninsula). High resolution seismic (Sparker) has been used to carry out a morphometric study. Depth, slope, length, width and area on the canyons and sedimentary instabilities on their flanks have been measured. Six submarine canyons have been studied in the upper slope such as: Fado, Salema, Lagos Superior, Portimao, Meninas-C and Meninas-M. Morphometric features of the sedimentary instabilities are different depending on the sector where they are located (western sector and eastern sector, divided by the Portimao canyon).