Nature Communications (Oct 2018)
Powerful turbidity currents driven by dense basal layers
- Charles K. Paull,
- Peter J. Talling,
- Katherine L. Maier,
- Daniel Parsons,
- Jingping Xu,
- David W. Caress,
- Roberto Gwiazda,
- Eve M. Lundsten,
- Krystle Anderson,
- James P. Barry,
- Mark Chaffey,
- Tom O’Reilly,
- Kurt J. Rosenberger,
- Jenny A. Gales,
- Brian Kieft,
- Mary McGann,
- Steve M. Simmons,
- Mike McCann,
- Esther J. Sumner,
- Michael A. Clare,
- Matthieu J. Cartigny
Affiliations
- Charles K. Paull
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Peter J. Talling
- Departments of Geography and Earth Sciences, Durham University
- Katherine L. Maier
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Daniel Parsons
- Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
- Jingping Xu
- Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology of China
- David W. Caress
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Roberto Gwiazda
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Eve M. Lundsten
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Krystle Anderson
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- James P. Barry
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Mark Chaffey
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Tom O’Reilly
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Kurt J. Rosenberger
- Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Jenny A. Gales
- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus
- Brian Kieft
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Mary McGann
- Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Steve M. Simmons
- Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
- Mike McCann
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
- Esther J. Sumner
- Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
- Michael A. Clare
- National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus
- Matthieu J. Cartigny
- Departments of Geography and Earth Sciences, Durham University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06254-6
- Journal volume & issue
-
Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
The structure of turbidity currents has remained unresolved mainly due to lack of observations. Here the authors present data from a high-resolution monitoring array deployed for 18 months over Monterey Bay, that suggests turbidity currents are driven by dense near-bed layers.
