Development Of Gullies And Bedforms In Continental Slopes By Turbidity Currents
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Our long-term scientific goal is to develop sound theoretical models for submarine sediment movement that can be used to predict the initiation, spatial development, and time duration of mud flows and turbidity currents. Of great interest are the characteristics of the sedimentary deposits that these flows generate, in particular their capability to develop bed forms and gullies by means of sediment erosion and deposition in continental margins.
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