Challenging the highstand-dormant paradigm for land-detached submarine canyons

M. S. Heijnen; F. Mienis; A. R. Gates; B. J. Bett; R. A. Hall; J. Hunt; I. A. Kane; C. Pebody; V. A. I. Huvenne; E. L. Soutter; M. A. Clare

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31114-9

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Challenging the highstand-dormant paradigm for land-detached submarine canyons

M. S. Heijnen,
F. Mienis,
A. R. Gates,
B. J. Bett,
R. A. Hall,
J. Hunt,
I. A. Kane,
C. Pebody,
V. A. I. Huvenne,
E. L. Soutter,
M. A. Clare

Affiliations

M. S. Heijnen: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
F. Mienis: Department of Ocean Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ-Texel)
A. R. Gates: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
B. J. Bett: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
R. A. Hall: Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park
J. Hunt: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
I. A. Kane: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester
C. Pebody: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
V. A. I. Huvenne: National Oceanography Centre, European Way
E. L. Soutter: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester
M. A. Clare: National Oceanography Centre, European Way

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31114-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Powerful avalanches were recorded for the first time in an underwater canyon that lies 100 s of km from land. This challenges a long-held view and indicates > 1000 similar canyons worldwide actively pump sediment and pollutants into the deep-sea.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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