How Coriolis forces can limit the spatial extent of sediment deposition of a large-scale turbidity current

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 220, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Wells, Mathew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Sediment transport; Turbidite; Turbidity currents

Indexed keywords

CORIOLIS FORCE; DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PREDICTION; ROSSBY NUMBER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 84861002433     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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