Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds
The extent of impact by midwater discharge plumes from deep-sea nodule mining will be influenced by the quantity of plume sediment, ocean turbulence and acceptable environmental thresholds, according to numerical modelling and direct experiments
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Carlos Muñoz-Royo,
Thomas Peacock,
Matthew H. Alford,
Jerome A. Smith,
Arnaud Le Boyer,
Chinmay S. Kulkarni,
Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux,
Patrick J. Haley,
Chris Mirabito,
Dayang Wang,
E. Eric Adams,
Raphael Ouillon,
Alexander Breugem,
Boudewijn Decrop,
Thijs Lanckriet,
Rohit B. Supekar,
Andrew J. Rzeznik,
Amy Gartman,
Se-Jong Ju |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00213-8
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