Turbulence processes within turbidity currents

MG Wells, RM Dorrell - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The hyperpycnite problem

G Shanmugam - Journal of Palaeogeography, 2018 - Springer
Sedimentologic, oceanographic, and hydraulic engineering publications on hyperpycnal
flows claim that (1) river flows transform into turbidity currents at plunge points near the …

Particle-scale analysis on dynamic response of turbidity currents to sediment concentration and bedforms

Y Lu, X Liu, X **e, J Sun, Y Yang, X Guo - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The evolution of turbidity currents covers multiple physical processes, such as fluid
entrainment, self-acceleration, and sediment deposition, which are associated with sediment …

Late Quaternary mud‐dominated, basin‐floor sedimentation of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece: Implications for deep‐water depositional processes and controls on syn‐rift …

RL Gawthorpe, N Fabregas, S Pechlivanidou, M Ford… - Basin …, 2022 - earthdoc.org
Syn‐rift deep‐water muds and mudstones preserve a relatively complete stratigraphic
record of tectonic and climatic events. This paper investigates mud‐dominated deposits and …

Hyperpycnal delivery of sand to the continental shelf: Insights from the Jurassic Lajas Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina

E Steel, AR Simms, R Steel, C Olariu - Sedimentology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hyperpycnal currents are river‐derived turbidity currents capable of transporting significant
volumes of sediment from the shoreline onto the shelf and potentially further to deep ocean …

Highstand shelf fans: The role of buoyancy reversal in the deposition of a new type of shelf sand body

E Steel, AR Simms, J Warrick, Y Yokoyama - Bulletin, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Although sea-level highstands are typically associated with sediment-starved continental
shelves, high sea level does not hinder major river floods. Turbidity currents generated by …

[HTML][HTML] Sedimentation patterns from turbidity currents associated to hydrodynamical transport modes

T Serra, M Soler, J Colomer - Sedimentary Geology, 2025 - Elsevier
Turbidity currents are mechanisms that transport sediment from continental landscapes into
coastal areas and therefore into oceans, reservoirs and lakes. Turbulence at the head of the …

Subaqueous sandy mass-transport deposits in lacustrine facies of the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, Central China

X Li, H Liu, S Pan, Q Chen, R WanYan, W Xu… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Subaqueous sandy mass-transport deposits (SMTDs), which are a type of sedimentary
deposit formed in deep water environments, have attracted increased attention in recent …

Transport mechanisms of sand in deep-marine environments—insights based on laboratory experiments

H Breien, FV De Blasio, A Elverhøi… - Journal of …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The transport and deposition of sand in deepwater submarine environments has traditionally
been linked mainly to dilute sediment gravity flows of turbulent character, generally referred …

Intrusions of sediment laden rivers into density stratified water columns could be an unrecognized source of mixing in many lakes and coastal oceans

G Lu, M Wells, I van Strygen, RE Hecky - Sedimentology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
When a sediment laden river flows into a stratified water body, the water mass can either
intrude as an overflow, interflow or underflow, depending upon the density contrast. Different …