Two distinct types of turbidity currents observed in the Manila Trench, South China Sea

Meng Liu; Zhiwen Wang; Kaiqi Yu; Jingping Xu

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00776-8

Communications Earth & Environment (Apr 2023)

Two distinct types of turbidity currents observed in the Manila Trench, South China Sea

Meng Liu,
Zhiwen Wang,
Kaiqi Yu,
Jingping Xu

Affiliations

Meng Liu: Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhiwen Wang: National Marine Environmental Monitoring Center
Kaiqi Yu: Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Jingping Xu: Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00776-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Slow, fine-grained, tide-influenced “Tortoises” and fast, coarse-grained “Hares” represent distinct types of turbidity currents observed in a one-year time series from moorings measuring current speed and sediment properties within the Manila trench.

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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