GROWTH PATTERNS OF DEEP SEA FANS,

Abstract

The growth pattern of a deep-sea fan relates events occurring in and around the fan-valleys to the structure and morphology of the open fan. The growth pattern cannot be determined without knowing the origin and recent history of the fan-valley system. The mapping of La Jolla and San Lucas deep-sea fans with the deep-towed instrument package developed at Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography details the fine-scale morphology, structure, and internal fill of the fan-valleys and attempts to define the growth patterns of these fans. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0707341

Entities

People

  • William Raymond Normark

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Earth Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Oceanography
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Research Facilities

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Oceanography.
  • Riverine Ecology