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Impact of remotely generated eddies on plume dispersion at abyssal mining sites in the Pacific

Proposed harvesting of polymetallic nodules in the Central Tropical Pacific will generate plumes of suspended sediment which are anticipated to be ecologically harmful. While the deep sea is low in energy, it also can be highly turbulent, since the vertical density gradient which suppresses turbulen...

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Autores principales: Aleynik, Dmitry, Inall, Mark E., Dale, Andrew, Vink, Annemiek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717004/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29208985
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16912-2