Abstract
Very high resolution seismic profiles, ground-truthed by vibrocores, have revealed the occurrence of kilometre-scale acoustic turbidity in the Marennes-Oleron Bay, France. Such acoustic turbidity is commonly interpreted as gas-charged sediments. Comparison between accurate historical bathymetric data and the present day bathymetry has shown high sediment accretion zones in the study area (locally up to 8 m since 1824). The superimposition of seismic and bathymetric datasets displays a striking correlation between the high sedimentation rate area and the boundaries of the acoustic turbidity, i.e. gas-charged sediments. The key role of sedimentation rates in shallow gas generation in the study area is pointed out. It is also concluded that shallow gas is probably generated at short (decadal to secular) time scales.
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