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Morris Water Maze Experiment
Published on: September 24, 2008
概括
在普莱斯托时代,特拉华河在大陆架上开辟了一个山谷,流入威尔明顿潜艇峡谷. 这个古老的河床现在被埋葬了,并且早于目前的峡谷形成.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地质形态学 地质形态学
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
背景情况:
- 德拉华河的历史进程及其对大陆架形态的影响尚未完全理解.
- 海底峡谷可以显著改变货架和斜坡环境.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查德拉华河在普世时代的流程.
- 为了确定大陆架上的特拉华河的祖先谷.
- 为了确定祖先河谷和威尔明顿海底峡谷之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 来自特拉华湾东部大陆架的地震反射配置的分析.
主要成果:
- 地震数据揭示了一个埋藏的祖先山谷,宽38公里,浮雕1030米,横跨大陆架.
- 这个山谷在普世时期作为特拉华河的出水路.
- 这条河流流入威尔明顿潜艇峡谷.
结论:
- 德拉华河的普莱斯托时代流程与其目前的路径有很大不同.
- 祖先的山谷早于现在的威尔明顿潜艇峡谷的形成.
- 埋藏的山谷代表了大西洋大陆架上一个重要的古老地形特征.
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