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 …
vast quantities of particulate material across the floor of lakes and oceans. Turbidity currents …
Submarine channel mouth settings: processes, geomorphology, and deposits
Observations from the modern seafloor that suggest turbidity currents tend to erode as they
lose channel-levee confinement, rather than decelerating and depositing their sediment …
lose channel-levee confinement, rather than decelerating and depositing their sediment …
[HTML][HTML] Daily bathymetric surveys document how stratigraphy is built and its extreme incompleteness in submarine channels
Turbidity currents are powerful flows of sediment that pose a hazard to critical seafloor
infrastructure and transport globally important amounts of sediment to the deep sea. Due to …
infrastructure and transport globally important amounts of sediment to the deep sea. Due to …
A mass transfer-based LES modelling methodology for analyzing the movement of submarine sediment flows with extensive shear behavior
This study employs the large-eddy simulation (LES) method to investigate the interaction of
submarine sediment flows with extensive shear behavior and ambient water. This method is …
submarine sediment flows with extensive shear behavior and ambient water. This method is …
Deep-water channel-lobe transition zone dynamics: Processes and depositional architecture, an example from the Karoo Basin, South Africa
Submarine channel-lobe transition zones separate well-defined channels from well-defined
lobes and form morphologically complicated areas, commonly located at breaks in slope …
lobes and form morphologically complicated areas, commonly located at breaks in slope …
Sole marks reveal deep-marine depositional process and environment: Implications for flow transformation and hybrid-event-bed models
Deposits of sediment gravity flows in the Aberystwyth Grits Group (Silurian, west Wales,
United Kingdom) display evidence that sole marks are suitable for reconstructing …
United Kingdom) display evidence that sole marks are suitable for reconstructing …
Hydraulic jump over an adverse slope controlled by different roughness elements
Hydraulic jump that frequently occurs downstream of hydraulic structures reduces the
excess energy of the incoming flow. This study tested two different heights of discontinuous …
excess energy of the incoming flow. This study tested two different heights of discontinuous …
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 …
the ocean floor. These submarine channels funnel sediment, nutrients, pollutants and …
Erosion and deposition by supercritical density flows during channel avulsion and backfilling: Field examples from coarse-grained deepwater channel-levée …
Erosion and deposition by supercritical density flows can strongly impact the facies
distribution and architecture of submarine fans. Field examples from coarse-grained channel …
distribution and architecture of submarine fans. Field examples from coarse-grained channel …
Initiation and evolution of knickpoints and their role in cut-and-fill processes in active submarine channels
L Guiastrennec-Faugas, H Gillet, J Peakall… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine channels are the main conduits and intermediate stores for sediment transport
into the deep sea, including organics, pollutants, and microplastics. Key drivers of …
into the deep sea, including organics, pollutants, and microplastics. Key drivers of …