The hyperpycnite problem

The hyperpycnite problem

Abstract Sedimentologic, oceanographic, and hydraulic engineering publications on hyperpycnal flows claim that (1) river flows transform into turbidity currents at plunge points near the shoreline, (2) hyperpycnal flows have the power to erode the seafloor and cause submarine canyons, and, (3) hyper...

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Main Author: G. Shanmugam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Palaeogeography
Subjects:
Density plumes
Facies model
Hyperpycnites
Submarine fans
Tidal shear fronts
Ocean currents
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42501-018-0001-7

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