Deep-sea dune-like features |
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| Authors: | Arnold H Bouma TK Treadwell |
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| Institution: | Texas A & M University, Department of Oceanography, College Station, Texas U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Three different types of dune-like features in depths between 2,500 and 4,000 m were observed on what is supposed to be the outer Magdalena Fan, Colombian Basin. Each feature has its own characteristic height and length pattern as well as its location with regard to the local slope of the sea bottom. They have in common, however, that internal reflectors all dip in a westerly direction. Reflectivity changes on 3.5-kHz records may indicate the presence of textural variations.Since the area is generally considered to be void of any continuous, deep currents, it is suggested that these large bodies are fan lobes emplaced by high-viscosity turbidity currents or debris flows. Temporal, locally induced currents, moving at least partly in easterly direction, may have caused a winnowing effect resulting in textural variations. |
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