Processes of MISS-formation in a modern siliciclastic tidal flat, Patagonia (Argentina)

The study focus on the description of several MISS as erosional pockets and remnants, flipped-over edges, and large microbial deformation structures as roll-ups, folds and gas domes, in the context of sediment composition, hydraulics, and geomorphology. The aim of the paper is to recognize the mechanisms of formation of MISS by analyses on hydrodynamics under the influence of the geomorphology. The study was conducted in an elongated inactive tidal channel colonized by microbial mats (2.5 × 0.3 km) in a progradation environment. To continuously record the water-level fluctuations, a HOBO water level logger was placed 40 cm below the flat surface for two years. The sea water enters several times a year, during storms, where the flood currents were characterized by faster velocity than ebb currents, reaching a water depth up to 0.70 m over the tidal flat. That coastal process creates MISS over the tidal flat. The most conspicuous microbial structures are the huge deformation roll-ups several m-scale, associated to elongated rip-off mats, folds and flipped over mats. The process of fluidization was postulated to explain the sand-infilling of gas domes and folds we observed. This process would result from the wave action on the water column that produces a temporal fluid behavior of the underlying sand.Fil: Maisano, Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Bahía Blanca; Argentin

Sediment transport inferred by submarine bedforms

By means of bathymetric and side scan sonar records, the net circulation of sediments caused by tidal currents and waves in the outer Principal Channel of Bahía Blanca Estuary is inferred. On the northern coast of the studied area there are two harbours, Belgrano and Rosales, which are simultaneously affected by internal and external hydrosedimentological processes. Through this study, present and potential negative interactions between human activities and natural processes within the studied area are demonstrated.A través del análisis de registros batimétricos y de sonar de barrido lateral se infiere la circulación neta de sedimentos causada por olas y mareas en el sector externo del Canal Principal del estuario de Bahía Blanca. Sobre la costa norte del área de estudio se encuentran dos puertos, Puerto Belgrano y Puerto Rosales, los cuales son simultáneamente afectados por procesos hidrosedimentológicos internos y externos al estuario. Por medio de este estudio se evidencian las interacciones negativas, presentes y futuras, entre las actividades humanas y los procesos naturales.Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Ginsberg, Silvia Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentin

Subaqueous landslides at the distal basin of Lago Nahuel Huapi (Argentina): Towards a tsunami hazard evaluation in Northern Patagonian lakes

The May 22nd, 1960 Valdivia earthquake, Chile (Mw 9.5) triggered a series of subaqueous mass-wasting processes (debris flows and slides) in Lago Nahuel Huapi (Argentina), generating a tsunami-like wave that hit the coasts of San Carlos de Bariloche. Aiming to provide a first preliminary insight into tsunami hazards for the lakeshore communities, in this paper we identify and characterize the subaqueous landslides at the populated distal basin of the lake. Swath bathymetric and seismic profiling surveys were carried out and high-resolution digital elevation models were derived from these data to perform a landslide inventory map. A series of morphometrical parameters (including the landslide area, the volume of displaced materials and the run-out distance, among others) were estimated upon selected events. The results indicated that landslide activity at the distal basin of Lago Nahuel Huapi has been concentrated in the vicinity of Bariloche (massive landslide triggered by the 1960 earthquake) and within steep delta fronts where the slope failures typically initiate at shallow waters (9–11 m depth). The sliding mass frequently travels basinward along a great distance (≥1000 m). At the delta fronts, the volume of material removed by landslides can reach ~40 × 104 m3 , leaving scar areas of up to 13 m thick. The periodic occurrence of rotational–translational mass movements initiating at the upper edge of the delta fronts, with vertical displacements of the mobilized materials reaching ~200 m, probably represents a potential tsunami hazard for the nearby populated coasts.Fil: Beigt, Debora. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales.; ArgentinaFil: Villarosa, Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional; ArgentinaFil: Manzoni, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto Andino Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentin

Geomorfología y dinámica del Canal San Blas, provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Se estudió la geomorfología submarina y se efectuaron mediciones de corrientes de marea en el canal San Blas para determinar la dinámica sedimentaria actual. Se relevó un sector del fondo del canal con el sistema batimétrico GeoSwath para describir exhaustivamente la morfología de un campo de dunas. Su asimetría permite inferir un transporte residual del material del fondo hacia el interior de la Bahía Anegada sobre el veril NE del canal. Se realizó un estudio de la dinámica de las corrientes de marea, determinándose sus velocidades y direcciones durante un ciclo completo de marea en toda la columna de agua y a lo largo de un perfil transversal a la costa mediante un ADCP. A pesar que el ambiente corresponde a un régimen micromareal (rango de marea alrededor de 2 m), en el canal San Blas existen fuertes corrientes de marea que desde el sector medio transportan todo el material inconsolidado del fondo, formando un delta de reflujo en la boca externa del canal y un delta de flujo en la Bahía Anegada. Se reconocieron diferentes geoformas costeras que permiten inferir un transporte litoral hacia el exterior del canal sobre la costa sur del mismo. Basándose en sus características morfodinámicas, es posible definir el canal San Blas como una entrada de marea que conecta el mar abierto con la Bahía Anegada.The Bahía Anegada is the coastal zone of the southern part of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), where several environments are recognized: islands, inlets, marshes, tidal plains and different types of beaches. The Bahía San Blas is located at the southern part of the Bahía Anegada, where the San Blas channel separates the mainland from an island (Fig. 1). The San Blas channel is 2.5 km wide and 12 km long. The study area has a tidal amplitude characterized by a mean of 1.62 m, being 2.20 and 0.58 m the high and low tide respectively. The present study shows the results of a bathymetric survey of the San Blas channel and an analysis of the behavior of the tidal currents that affect sediment transport and promote the generation of different bedforms. The aim of this study was to analyze the submarine geomorphology related to the dynamic conditions in order to characterize in detail the sedimentary conditions in this area. A detailed bathymetric study was conducted over a zone of 50 km2, covering the San Blas channel, through a digital echosounder Bathy-500 positioned by DGPS operating in real time. Fifteen transversal tracks and three longitudinal tracks were made at the San Blas channel in order to obtain the necessary bathymetric profiles to make a bathymetric chart of the area. Over a zone of 1.5 km2, characterized by a field of subaqueous dunes, a Phase Measuring Bathymetric System (FMBS), called swath bathymetry system "GeoSwath Plus" from GeoAcoustics Lt. (UK), was employed in order to determine the detailed dune morphology. This survey yielded details and disposition of the bedforms present on the channel bed with centimetric precision. Bottom sediment samples were collected and tidal currents were measured using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) mounted on a ship. The tidal currents were measured during a whole tidal cycle, obtaining the distribution of velocity and direction over the water column, on a track carried out transversally to the channel. These values were computed with the associated WinRiver software. The entire field work (bathymetry, sampling, FMBS and ADCP) was performed with the 6.5 m long boat IADO IV. The coastal features display geomorphological differences in response to a changing dynamic regimen along the channel (Fig. 2). Remarkable morphological and textural differences occur along the coast. Close to the mouth, a dissipative beach, with medium sand and a gentle slope is present. Mobile coastal dunes are common crowning the beach. Nearly the central part, the beach is steeper and composed of gravels developing then a reflective beach. Towards the north, in the inner part of the Bahía Anegada (north of Punta Ramirez), wave-cut platforms and marshes covered with Spartina alterniflora appear, sheltered by cliffs formed by deposits from the Río Negro Formation. The bathymetric map allows distinguishing the existence of significant changes in the morphology throughout the San Blas channel. Based on these differences, the area was divided into 4 zones (Fig. 3), each one with distinctive profiles (Fig. 4). Zones I and II are characterized by a 28 m-depth flat bottom, free of unconsolidated sediments and with steep flanks. These features allow establishing an analogy with a tidal throat. A subaqueous dune field, covering an area of more than 1.5 km2, was found in Zone III. Zone IV is a shallow area where sand bars are exposed during low tide. The dune field was characterized by large dunes, with spacing between 40-80 m and heights of 2.5 m, identified at 21 m depth (Fig. 5). Higher dunes occur in deeper zones, reaching values of 4.5-5 m height at around 24 m depths. Most of the subaqueous dunes located on the southern portion of the dune field exhibit a symmetrical cross section and are covered by smaller bedforms of 0.3-1 m high and 0.7 to 0.9 m of spacing. On the other hand, dunes located on the northern side of the field are asymmetrical, with the steeper side towards the inner part of the channel. The mean grain size in the field dune is between medium and coarse sand (1.8 a 0.28 phi) that is in equilibrium with the strong velocities of tidal currents. The results obtained from the current measurements over a tidal cycle show that maximum velocities measured in the San Blas channel reached 2 m s-1 during flood and 1.8 m s-1 during ebb (Fig. 6). The maximum velocities of the flood currents were attained mainly on the northern flank and central part of the channel almost reaching the bottom. On the other hand, the maximum velocities of the ebb currents were found on the deepest site of the profile, on the southern flank, from mid-water up to the surface. At both ends of the channel, sand accumulates due to the reduction in the carrying capacity which leads to the formation of an ebb and a flood tidal deltas. The sand bars exposed in low tide in the inward shallow part in the Anegada Bay is the tidal flood delta formed by the loss in the sediment transport capacity caused by the widening of the channel section. This unconsolidated granular sediment is available to be transported by the tidal currents. Towards the outer part of the channel, the bathymetric map shows shallower depths while nautical charts confirm the presence of submarine bars at the entrance of the San Blas channel (Fig. 7). These bars might be evidence of the occurrence of an ebb tidal delta. The present study allowed concluding that the San Blas channel is a narrow strait between the mainland and an island, connecting the Anegada Bay with the outer sea and showing different submarine topography. Towards the mouth, the channel presents a flat bottom over 80% of its width, showing a U shape. The bottom is free of unconsolidated sediments due to the strong currents that wash away any loose material. The submarine topography of the San Blas channel corresponds very well with the tidal inlet significance.Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional; Argentin

Morfodinámica de un campo de dunas submarinas en una entrada de marea: San Blas, Argentina

Se estudió la morfología de un campo de dunas submarinas desarrollado en una entrada de marea que conecta la plataforma continental argentina con bahía Anegada (sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires). Se infiere la circulación sedimentaria a partir del desplazamiento diferencial de las geoformas medido en relevamientos consecutivos. Como parte de la metodología se utilizó un ecosonda y un sistema batimétrico por medición de fase (SBMF) denominado GeoSwath que permitieron obtener la morfología submarina en detalle. Se observaron dunas grandes sobre el límite sur del campo de dunas con altura entre 4,5 y 5,0 m y espaciamiento entre 100 y 120 m, a profundidades de 24 m, que se desplazan hacia el exterior del canal a una rapidez entre 18 y 75 m año-1. Hacia el límite norte del campo, a 21 m de profundidad las dunas eran de menor magnitud, entre 2,0 y 2,5 m de altura y espaciamiento entre 40 y 80 m, y se desplazaron a una rapidez entre 18 y 36 m año-1 hacia el interior de bahía Anegada. Se obtuvo la distribución del flujo de agua en toda la columna, en un perfil perpendicular al canal relevado, mediante ADCP. Los valores máximos de rapidez de corriente fueron durante la marea creciente, alcanzando 2,0 m s-1. Los resultados obtenidos permiten definir un modelo circulatorio de transporte de sedimentos arenosos, con la formación de un delta de marea de flujo en la cabecera de la entrada de marea y un delta de reflujo en el límite del dominio oceánico, unidos por una garganta de marea profunda, exenta de sedimentos inconsolidados.The morphology of a submarine dune field developed in a tidal inlet that connects the Argentinean continental shelf with Anegada Bay (southern Buenos Aires province) was studied. The sediment circulation was inferred from the differential displacements of the bedforms evaluated by comparing consecutive surveys. An echosounder and a Phase Measuring Bathymetric System (PMBS) called GeoSwath were used to obtain a detailed submarine morphology. Large dunes, with heights between 4.5 and 5.0 m and from 100 to 120 m separating them, were present near the southern limit of the dune field at 24 m depth. These dunes move towards the outer part of the channel at a speed of 18 to 75 m year-1. At the northern end of the dune field, at 21 m depth, the dunes are smaller, being 2.0 to 2.5 m in height and separated by 40 to 80 m. The smaller dunes move towards the interior of Anegada Bay at 18 to 36 m year-1. The distribution of the water flow in the entire water column was obtained through a perpendicular profile of the channel by means of an ADCP. Maximum current speeds were 2 m s-1, and were found during flood tide. The results obtained indicate a circulatory transport model of sedimentary sands, with the formation of ebb and flood deltas at both ends of the deep inlet throat, which lacks of unconsolidated sediments.Fil: Cuadrado, Diana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnologica Nacional; Argentin

Radiocarbon reservoir ages and hardwater effect for the northeastern coastal waters of Argentina.

Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dates were obtained for 18 mollusk shells collected alive along the Buenos Aires province coast, Argentina, over the period AD 1914–1935. Reservoir ages were estimated for all samples on the basis of the tree-ring calibration curve for the Southern Hemisphere (SHCal04, McCormac et al. 2004) and the marine ΔR values calculated as the difference between the conventional 14C age and the age deduced from the marine, mixedlayer model calculation (Marine04, Hughen et al. 2004). For most coastal locations, a great ΔR scatter was observed, ranging from 191 to 2482 yr, which is explained by the input of varying content of dissolved carbonate by rivers and groundwater (“hardwater effect”) and indicates a serious limitation for shell-based 14C chronologies. Within the interior of Bahía Blanca estuary, ΔR values ranged from –40 to 50 ± 46 as a consequence of the local geological particularities of the environment. This suggests that, with some restrictions, the marine calibration curve with standard parameters (ΔR = 0) could be used at this location.Fil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Borel, Claudia Marcela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Aguirre, Marina Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Martinez, Daniel Emilio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Predicción de caudales en río Colorado, Argentina

The identification of suitable models for predicting daily water flow is important for planning and management of water storage in reservoirs of Argentina. Long-term prediction of water flow is crucial for regulating reservoirs and hydroelectric plants, for assessing environmental protection and sustainable development, for guaranteeing correct operation of public water supply in cities like Catriel, 25 de Mayo, Colorado River and potentially also Bahía Blanca. In this paper, we analyze in Buta Ranquil flow time series upstream reservoir and hydroelectric plant in order to model and predict daily fluctuations. We compare results obtained by using a three-layer artificial neural network (ANN), and an autoregressive (AR) model, using 18 years of data, of which the last 3 years are used for model validation by means of the root mean square error (RMSE), and measure of certainty (Skill). Our results point out to the better performance to predict daily water flow or refill them of the ANN model performance respect to the AR model. La identificación de modelos adecuados para predecir caudales diarios es importante para la planificación y la gestión de almacenamiento de agua en los embalses de la Argentina. La predicción a largo plazo del caudal es crucial para la regulación de los embalses y centrales hidroeléctricas, evaluar la protección del medio ambiente y el desarrollo sostenible, garantizar el correcto funcionamiento del abastecimiento público de agua en ciudades como Catriel, 25 de Mayo, río Colorado y también, eventualmente, en Bahía Blanca. En este trabajo, se analizan series de tiempo de caudales de agua, arriba del embalse y de la planta hidroeléctrica en Buta Ranquil, para modelar y predecir las fluctuaciones diarias. Se comparan los resultados obtenidos mediante el uso de una red neuronal artificial (ANN) de tres capas y un modelo autoregresivo (AR), con 18 años de datos, cuyos últimos 3 años se utilizan para la validación del modelo por medio de la raíz del error cuadrado medio (RMSE) y medida de certeza (Skill). Para predecir o rellenar el caudal diario, los resultados indican que el mejor desempeño es del ANN con respecto al modelo AR.Fil: Pierini, Jorge Omar. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnologica Nacional; ArgentinaFil: Telesca, Luciano. Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale; Itali

Relación entre la estructura en estado recocido del acero grado construcción y las propiedades mecánicas después de un tratamiento térmico final

En esta investigación se analizó la influencia de diferentes estructuras obtenidas en el proceso de recocido para la vida útil de los elementos finales (baleros). Se observó, con base en los resultados, que existe una estrecha relación entre las estructuras (tamaño de carburos) en estado recocido y las propiedades mecánicas de elementos finales después del temple y revenido

Investigating Prediction Performance of an Artificial Neural Network and a Numerical Model of the Tidal Signal at Puerto Belgrano, Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina)

In the present study we compare performances of the prediction of hourly tidal level variations at Puerto Belgrano, a coastal site in the Bahia Blanca Estuary (Argentina), by means of the MOHID model, which is a numerical model designed for coastal and estuarine shallow water applications, and of an artificial neural network (ANN). It was shown that the ANN model is able to predict the hourly tidal levels over long term duration with at least seven days of observations and with a better performance in respect to the numerical model. Our findings can be useful to implement ANN-based tools for future studies of the hydrodynamics of Bahía Blanca estuary.Fil: Pierini, Jorge Omar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (i); ArgentinaFil: Lovallo, Michele. Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente; ItaliaFil: Telesca, Luciano. National Research Council, Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis; ItaliaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (i); Argentin

Origin of the tsunami of may 1960 in the Lake Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia: application of the high-resolution bathymetric and seism ic techniques

El tsunami ocurrido en el lago Nahuel Haupi, Patagonia Argentina, el 22 de Mayo de 1960, constituye el primer ejemplo de tsunami en lagos continentales en Argentina. La batimetría de detalle obtenida con sonar batimétrico por medición de fase (SBMF) y dos perfiles sísmicos de alta resolución junto con tres testigos sedimentarios cortos del lago permitieron vincular al tsunami con el gran movimiento sísmico conocido como el terremoto de Valdivia, el sismo más fuerte registrado instrumen- talmente a escala global (Mw 9,5). El impacto de las ondas sísmicas provocó la movilización de grandes volúmenes de sedi- mentos lacustres del sustrato, especialmente por debajo de los 70-80 m de profundidad de agua. El fallo fue probablemente inducido por la presencia de una superficie de baja coherencia (tefra?) que funcionó como plano de deslizamiento posibilitan- do la remoción de sedimentos y conformando una megaturbidita en la parte más profunda. La movilización de estos mate- riales provocó el desplazamiento de un gran volumen de agua, originando el tsunami que golpeó las costas de Bariloche y des- truyó el muelle de la ciudad.The tsunami recorded in the Lake Nahuel Huapi, Patagonia Argentina, on May 22, 1960 is the first example of a tsu- nami in a continental lake in Argentina. High-resolution bathymetry (SBMF), 2 high-resolution seismic profiles together with three short sedimentary cores allowed linking this tsunami to the 1960 earthquake of Valdivia, the strongest (Mw 9.5) ever ins- trumentally recorded earthquake. The impact of the seismic waves produced huge mass-failure below 70-80 m water depth. The failure was probably induced by the presence of a non-cohesive surface (tephra layer?) that acted as a sliding surface, and the mo- bilized material evolved into a mega turbidite in the deep basin. A large volume of water was displaced by the mobilization of these sediments producing a tsunami that hit the coasts of Bariloche and destroyed the harbor of the city.Fil: Villarosa, Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Outes, Ana Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Eduardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional; ArgentinaFil: Chapron, Emmanuel. Universidad de Orleans; FranciaFil: Ariztegui, Daniel. Universidad de Ginebra; Suiz