Typhoon-induced megarips as triggers of turbidity currents offshore tropical river deltas

Gaetano Porcile; Michele Bolla Pittaluga; Alessandro Frascati; Octavio E. Sequeiros

doi:10.1038/s43247-020-0002-1

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2020)

Typhoon-induced megarips as triggers of turbidity currents offshore tropical river deltas

Gaetano Porcile,
Michele Bolla Pittaluga,
Alessandro Frascati,
Octavio E. Sequeiros

Affiliations

Gaetano Porcile: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa
Michele Bolla Pittaluga: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa
Alessandro Frascati: Shell Technology Center
Octavio E. Sequeiros: Shell Global Solutions International B.V.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-0002-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Intense rip currents caused by tropical cyclones can drive sediment-laden turbidity flows down submarine canyons, according to numerical simulations. Shoreline shape, bathymetry and incoming wave direction are key factors controlling this phenomenon.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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