Submarine Debris Flows and Their Devolution into Turbidity Currents on the Continental Shelf

Abstract

The long-term goal of the project is to incorporate the mechanics of submarine debris flows and associated turbidity currents on the continental slope into a predictive model of the evolution of continental slope morphology and stratigraphy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628590

Entities

People

  • Gary Parker

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Drainage Basins
  • Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Information Operations
  • Landforms
  • Marine Geology
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Mississippi River
  • Models
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Submarines
  • Turbidity
  • Turbidity Currents

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography