Turbulence processes within turbidity currents
Sediment-laden gravity currents, or turbidity currents, are density-driven flows that transport
vast quantities of particulate material across the floor of lakes and oceans. Turbidity currents …
vast quantities of particulate material across the floor of lakes and oceans. Turbidity currents …
[HTML][HTML] Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Their past, present and future contributions to the advancement of marine geoscience
Abstract Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have a wide range of applications in
marine geoscience, and are increasingly being used in the scientific, military, commercial …
marine geoscience, and are increasingly being used in the scientific, military, commercial …
Submarine channel flow processes and deposits: A process-product perspective
J Peakall, EJ Sumner - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
Process-product studies have been central to the development of process sedimentology
over the past few decades, with the ability to first measure flows, and then examine the …
over the past few decades, with the ability to first measure flows, and then examine the …
Key future directions for research on turbidity currents and their deposits
PJ Talling, J Allin, DA Armitage… - Journal of …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Turbidity currents, and other types of submarine sediment density flow, redistribute more
sediment across the surface of the Earth than any other sediment flow process, yet their …
sediment across the surface of the Earth than any other sediment flow process, yet their …
[HTML][HTML] Flow dynamics and mixing processes in hydraulic jump arrays: Implications for channel-lobe transition zones
A detailed field investigation of a saline gravity current in the southwest Black Sea has
enabled the first complete analysis of three-dimensional flow structure and dynamics of a …
enabled the first complete analysis of three-dimensional flow structure and dynamics of a …
A general model for the helical structure of geophysical flows in channel bends
M Azpiroz‐Zabala, MJB Cartigny… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Meandering channels formed by geophysical flows (eg, rivers and seafloor turbidity
currents) include the most extensive sediment transport systems on Earth. Previous …
currents) include the most extensive sediment transport systems on Earth. Previous …
Turbidity current hydraulics and sediment deposition in erodible sinuous channels: laboratory experiments and numerical simulations
This study explores the relationship between the hydraulics of turbidity currents in erodible
sinuous channels and the resulting intra-channel sediment depocentres (channel bars) …
sinuous channels and the resulting intra-channel sediment depocentres (channel bars) …
Submarine channel evolution: active channels in fjords, British Columbia, Canada
KW Conway, JV Barrie, K Picard, BD Bornhold - Geo-Marine Letters, 2012 - Springer
Seafloor channel systems are well developed in several British Columbia (Canada) fjords,
including Knight, Bute and Toba inlets. The channels are active conduits for turbidity …
including Knight, Bute and Toba inlets. The channels are active conduits for turbidity …
Influence of Coriolis force upon bottom boundary layers in a large‐scale gravity current experiment: Implications for evolution of sinuous deep‐water channel systems
Oceanic density currents in many deep‐water channels are strongly influenced by the
Coriolis force. The dynamics of the bottom boundary layer in large geostrophic flows and low …
Coriolis force. The dynamics of the bottom boundary layer in large geostrophic flows and low …
Flow processes and sedimentation in unidirectionally migrating deep‐water channels: From a three‐dimensional seismic perspective
Three‐dimensional seismic data were used to infer how bottom currents control
unidirectional channel migration. Bottom currents flowing towards the steep bank would …
unidirectional channel migration. Bottom currents flowing towards the steep bank would …