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New flow relaxation mechanism explains scour fields at the end of submarine channels

Particle-laden gravity flows, called turbidity currents, flow through river-like channels across the ocean floor. These submarine channels funnel sediment, nutrients, pollutants and organic carbon into ocean basins and can extend for over 1000’s of kilometers. Upon reaching the end of these channels...

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Autores principales: Pohl, F., Eggenhuisen, J. T., Tilston, M., Cartigny, M. J. B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6764982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31562328
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12389-x