海底碎片流开始沉积,远离原来的巨大滑坡
P J Talling1, R B Wynn, D G Masson
1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK. peter.talling@bris.ac.uk
Nature
|November 23, 2007
概括
巨大的海底滑坡造成了巨大的沉积物流,这是有史以来记录最长的沉积物流. 这些流动可以在距离源头数百公里的地方沉积沉积物,甚至在深海.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 沉积物学的沉积物学
背景情况:
- 海底滑坡会产生巨大的沉积物流,沉积物可以延伸到1500公里.
- 这些流动运输大量的沉积物,超过了全球所有河流的年度负载.
- 直接监测海底水流演变是一个挑战.
研究的目的:
- 分析一个巨大的潜艇碎片流沉积物,了解它的形成和演变.
- 研究潜水流转化和长距离沉积沉积物的机制.
- 提供有关流和碎片流的侵蚀和沉积行为的见解.
主要方法:
- 对一个特定的,广泛的海底流量沉积物的分析.
- 基于沉积物特征和海底地形的流动过程的重建.
- 观察到的沉积物特征与沉积物运输的理论模型进行比较.
主要成果:
- 证据表明,巨大的碎片流沉积物起源于距离山体滑坡数百公里的地方,罩在流动沉积物中.
- 在海底广的区域中,沉积物沉积量最小的地区发生了显著的侵蚀.
- 沉积物沉积是由海底梯度 (0.05°到0.01°) 的微妙下降引发的.
结论:
- 潜水流可以转化为远离其源头的碎片流,产生广泛的沉积物.
- 微妙的海底梯度变化可以起到引发深海沉积物沉积的作用.
- 侵蚀性,最初混合良好的海底流可以产生超越微妙的斜坡断裂的大型碎片流沉积物.
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