Nature Communications (Jul 2022)
Longest sediment flows yet measured show how major rivers connect efficiently to deep sea
- Peter J. Talling,
- Megan L. Baker,
- Ed L. Pope,
- Sean C. Ruffell,
- Ricardo Silva Jacinto,
- Maarten S. Heijnen,
- Sophie Hage,
- Stephen M. Simmons,
- Martin Hasenhündl,
- Catharina J. Heerema,
- Claire McGhee,
- Ronan Apprioual,
- Anthony Ferrant,
- Matthieu J. B. Cartigny,
- Daniel R. Parsons,
- Michael A. Clare,
- Raphael M. Tshimanga,
- Mark A. Trigg,
- Costa A. Cula,
- Rui Faria,
- Arnaud Gaillot,
- Gode Bola,
- Dec Wallance,
- Allan Griffiths,
- Robert Nunny,
- Morelia Urlaub,
- Christine Peirce,
- Richard Burnett,
- Jeffrey Neasham,
- Robert J. Hilton
Affiliations
- Peter J. Talling
- Departments of Geography and Earth Science, Durham University
- Megan L. Baker
- Department of Geography, Durham University
- Ed L. Pope
- Department of Geography, Durham University
- Sean C. Ruffell
- Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
- Ricardo Silva Jacinto
- Marine Geosciences Unit, IFREMER Centre de Brest
- Maarten S. Heijnen
- National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Sophie Hage
- University of Brest, CNRS, IFREMER
- Stephen M. Simmons
- Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
- Martin Hasenhündl
- Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien
- Catharina J. Heerema
- Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
- Claire McGhee
- School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University
- Ronan Apprioual
- Marine Geosciences Unit, IFREMER Centre de Brest
- Anthony Ferrant
- Marine Geosciences Unit, IFREMER Centre de Brest
- Matthieu J. B. Cartigny
- Department of Geography, Durham University
- Daniel R. Parsons
- Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
- Michael A. Clare
- National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Raphael M. Tshimanga
- Congo Basin Water Resources Research Center (CRREBaC) and Department of Natural Resources Management, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Mark A. Trigg
- School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds
- Costa A. Cula
- Angola Cables SA
- Rui Faria
- Angola Cables SA
- Arnaud Gaillot
- Marine Geosciences Unit, IFREMER Centre de Brest
- Gode Bola
- Congo Basin Water Resources Research Center (CRREBaC) and Department of Natural Resources Management, University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
- Dec Wallance
- Subsea Centre of Excellence Technology, BT
- Allan Griffiths
- O&M Submarine Engineering, Vodaphone Group
- Robert Nunny
- Ambios
- Morelia Urlaub
- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
- Christine Peirce
- Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
- Richard Burnett
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University
- Jeffrey Neasham
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University
- Robert J. Hilton
- Department of Earth Sciences
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31689-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
This paper analyses the longest sediment flows measured in action on Earth. These seabed flows were caused by floods and spring tides, and flushed prodigious sediment and carbon volumes into the deep sea, as they accelerated for a thousand kilometres.
