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De Batist, Marc
Professor, Dr

Main interest

  • Sedimentary geology of siliciclastic1 shelves.
  • Internal structure and origin of incised valleys and sand ridges on continental shelves (North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea)
  • Seismic and sequence stratigraphy and structure of the Palaeogene of the southern North Sea and the Tertiary of Belgium
  • Polygonal faulting in Eocene clays (North Sea)
  • Sedimentary geology of shelf, shelf-edge, slope and foot-of-slope environments
  • long high-latitude margins (Antarctica, polar North Atlantic).
  • Structural and sedimentary geology, seismic stratigraphy and lake-floor morphology of glacial, volcanic and continental rift lakes (Le Bourget, Annecy, Anterne, Geneva, Sanabria, Chilean Lake District, Challa, Naivasha, Malawi, Tanganyika, Rukwa, Baikal, Teletskoye, Issyk-Kul, Khubsugul,...).
  • Marine geology and geophysics of gas hydrates and methane seeps.

1 Shelves formed by silica-based sediments that are broken from preexisting rocks and transported.

Activities

  • Research programme:
    • SD : Antarctica VI
  • Research group: Universiteit Gent (UG) – Renard Centre of Marine Geology
  • Research projects:
    • Holocene climate variability and ecosystem change in coastal East and Maritime Antarctica (HOLANT)
  • Related activities: -

List of publications

Peer-reviewed articles

AMBLAS, D., URGELES, R., CANALS, M., CALAFAT, A.M., REBESCO, M., CAMERLENGHI, A., ESTRADA, F., DE BATIST, M. & HUGUES-CLARKE, J.E., 2006. Relationship between continental rise development and palaeo-ice sheet dynamics, Northern Antarctic Peninsula Pacific margin. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25(9-10), 933-944.

BART, P.J., DE BATIST, M. & JOKAT, W., 1999. Interglacial collapse of Crary Trough Mouth Fan, Weddell Sea, Antarctica: implications for Antarctic glacial history analysis. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 69(6), 1276-1289.

BART, PH., DE BATIST, M. & MILLER, H., 1994. Neogene collapse of glacially deposited shelf-edge deltas in the Weddell Sea: Relationships between deposition during glacial periods and sub-marine fan development. Terra Antartica, 1(2), 317-318.

CANALS, M., CASAMOR, J.L., URGELES, R., CALAFAT, A.M., DOMACK, E.W., BARAZA, J., FARRAN, M. & DE BATIST, M., 2002. Seafloor evidence of a subglacial sedimentary system off the northern Antarctic Peninsula. Geology, 30(7), 603-606.

CANALS, M., DE BATIST, M., BARAZA, J., ACOSTA, J. & THE GEBRA TEAM, 1994. New reflection seismic data from Bransfield Strait - preliminary results of the GEBRA-93 survey. Terra Antartica, 1(2), 291-292.

CANALS, M., ESTRADA, F., URGELES, R. & GEBRAP 96/97 TEAM (among whom DE BATIST, M.), 1998. Very high resolution seismic definition of glacial and postglacial sediment bodies in the continental shelves of the Northern Trinity Peninsula region. Annals of Glaciology, 27, 260-264.

CANALS, M., URGELES, R., ESTRADA, F. & GEBRAP 96/97 TEAM (among whom DE BATIST, M.), 1998. Internal structure and seismic facies of the deep water sediment drifts off the Northern Graham Land: Results from a very high resolution survey. Annals of Glaciology, 27, 265-267.

COHIMAR/SEDANO SCIENTIFIC PARTY (CANALS, M., CALAFAT, A., CAMERLENGHI, A., DE BATIST, M., URGELES, R., FARRAN, M.L., GELETTI, R., VERSTEEG, W., AMBLAS, D., REBESCO, M., CASAMOR, J.L., SANCHEZ, A., WILLMOTT, V., LASTRAS, G. & IMBO, Y.), 2003. Uncovering the footprint of former ice streams off Antarctica. EOS Transactions, 84(11), 97, 102-103.

DE BATIST, M., BART, PH., KUVAAS, B., MOONS, A.-M. & MILLER, H., 1994. Detailed seismic stratigraphy of Crary Fan, Weddell Sea. Terra Antartica, 1(2), 321-323.

DE BATIST, M., BART, PH. & MILLER, H., 1997. Trough-mouth fans: Crary Fan, Eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica. In: DAVIES, T.A., BELL, T., COOPER, A.K., JOSENHANS, H., POLYAK, L., SOLHEIM, A., STOKER, M.S. & STRAVERS, J.A. (Eds.) Glaciated Continental Margins: An Atlas of Acoustic Images. Chapman & Hall. 276-279.

DE BATIST, M., BART, PH. & VANNESTE, K., 1998. BELANTOSTRAT - Belgian Contribution to the "Antarctic Offshore Acoustic Stratigraphy (ANTOSTRAT)" Project. In: CASCHETTO, S. (ed.) Belgian Scientific Research Programme on the Antarctic - Scientific Results of Phase Three. Marine Geophysics. Belgian Science Policy Office, Brussels. 69 pp.

DE BATIST, M. & HENRIET, J.P., 2001. Subtle reflections from glacial margins: the geological record of Antarctic glacial history. In: DECLEIR, H. & DE BROYER, C. (Eds.) The Belgica Expedition Centennial: Perspectives on Antarctic Sciences and History. Brussels University Press, 295-308.

DE BATIST, M. & HENRIET, J.P., 2003. Antarctic shelf-slope dynamics: an innovative geophysical approach. In: Belgian Scientific Research Programme on the Antarctic – Phase 4 (1997-2001) - Scientific Results. Vol II – Dynamics of the Southern Ocean and Palaeoenvironmental records. Belgian Science Policy Office, Brussels. 62 pp.

DE BATIST, M., HENRIET, J.P., MILLER, H., MOONS, A., DENNIELOU, B., KAUL, N., MAES, E., JOKAT, W., SCHULZE, B., UENZELMANN-NEBEN, G., VERSTEEG, W. & THE GRAPE TEAM, 1993. High-resolution seismic investigation of the evolution (stratigraphy and structure) of the continental margins of the eastern Weddell Sea and of the Antarctic Peninsula. In: CASCHETTO, S. (ed.) Belgian Scientific Research Programme on the Antarctic - Scientific Results of Phase Two. Vol II - Marine Geophysics. Belgian Science Policy Office, Brussels. 66 pp.

GRACIA, E., CANALS, M., FARRAN, M., PRIETO, M.J., SORRIBAS, J. & GEBRA TEAM (among whom DE BATIST, M.), 1996. Morphostructure and evolution of the Central and Eastern Bransfield Basins (NW Antarctic Peninsula). Marine Geophysical Researches, 18(2-4), 429-448.

HENRIET, J.P., MEISSNER, R., MILLER, H. & the GRAPE TEAM (among whom DE BATIST, M.), 1992. Active margin processes along the Antarctic Peninsula. Tectonophysics, 201, 229-253.
IMBO, Y., DE BATIST, M., CANALS, M., PRIETO, M.J. & BARAZA, J., 2003. The Gebra Slide: a submarine slide on the Trinity Peninsula Margin, Antarctica. Marine Geology, 193(3-4), 235-252.

MILLER, H., DE BATIST, M., HEESEMANN, B., JOKAT, W., KAUL, N., LENSCH, N., MAES, E., UENZELMANN, G. & VERSTEEG, W., 1991. Reflexionsseismik. In: MILLER, H. & OERTER, H. (eds.) Die Expedition ANTARKTIS-VIII mit FS "Polarstern" 1989/90. Bericht vom Fahrtabschnitt ANT-VIII/5. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 86, 20-27.

MILLER, H., DE BATIST, M., HEESEMANN, B., JOKAT, W., KAUL, N., LENSCH, N., MAES, E., UENZELMANN, G. & VERSTEEG, W., 1991. Refraktionsseismik. In: MILLER, H. & OERTER, H. (eds.) Die Expedition ANTARKTIS-VIII mit FS "Polarstern" 1989/90. Bericht vom Fahrtabschnitt ANT-VIII/5. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 86, 28-29.

MILLER, H., DE BATIST, M., JOKAT, W., KAUL, N., STEINMETZ, S., UENZELMANN-NEBEN, G. & VERSTEEG, W., 1991. Revised Interpretation of Tectonic Features in the Southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica, from New Seismic Data. Polarforschung, 60(1), 33-38.

MOONS, A., DE BATIST, M., HENRIET, J.P. & MILLER, H., 1992. Sequence stratigraphy of the Crary Fan, southeastern Weddell Sea. In: YOSHIDA, Y., KAMINUMA, K. & SHIRAISHI, K. (eds.) Recent Progress in Antarctic Earth Science. TERRAPUB, Tokyo, 613-618.

PRIETO, M.J., CANALS, M., ERCILLA, G. & DE BATIST, M., 1998. Structure and geodynamic evolution of Central Bransfield Basin (NW Antarctica) from seismic reflection data. Marine Geology, 149(1-4), 17-38.

PRIETO, M.J., CANALS, M., ERCILLA, G. & DE BATIST, M., 1996. Estratigrafía Sísmica comparada de los márgenes de la Cuenca Central de Bransfield, la Península Antártica y el Mar de Ross (Antártida Occidental). Geogaceta, 20(1), 146-149.

PRIETO, M.J., CANALS, M., ERCILLA, G., GRACIA, E. & DE BATIST, M., 1997. Edificación sedimentaria del margen SW de la Cuenca Central de Bransfield (Antártida Occidental). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 93(1-4), 73-84.

PRIETO, M.J., ERCILLA, G., CANALS, M. & DE BATIST, M., 1999. Seismic stratigraphy of the Central Bransfield Basin (NW Antarctic Peninsula). Interpretation of deposits and sedimentary processes in a glacio-marine environment. Marine Geology, 157(1-2), 47-68.

PRIETO, M.J., GRACIA, E., CANALS, M., ERCILLA, G. & DE BATIST, M., 1997. Sedimentary history of the Central Bransfield Basin (NW Antarctic Peninsula). In: RICCI, C.A. (ed.) The Antarctic Region: Geological Evolution and Processes. 711-717.

VANNESTE, K., BART, PH., DE BATIST, M., MILLER, H. & THEILEN, F., 1994. A comparison of reflection seismic geometries on three different glacial margins. Terra Antartica, 1(2), 437-439.
VERSTEEG, W., DE BATIST, M., JOKAT, W., KAUL, N., MAES, E. & UENZELMANN, G., 1991. Datenverarbeitung. In: MILLER, H. & OERTER, H. (eds.) Die Expedition ANTARKTIS-VIII mit FS "Polarstern" 1989/90. Bericht vom Fahrtabschnitt ANT-VIII/5. Berichte zur Polarforschung, 86, 29.

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De Batist Marc
Vakgroep Geologie en bodemkunde (WE13)
UGent
Krijgslaan 281 S8 - 9000 Gent
Marc.DeBatist@UGent.be
Phone: +32 9 264 45 87 - Fax: +32 9 264 49 88

 

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