Articles with "sortable silt" as a keyword



Sortable silt records of intermediate-depth circulation and sedimentation in the Southwest Labrador Sea since the Last Glacial Maximum

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Published in 2019 at "Quaternary Science Reviews"

DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.12.028

Abstract: Abstract The Labrador Sea is a vital region for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), where overflow waters from the Nordic Seas mix with locally produced Labrador Sea Water (LSW), before exiting to the interior… read more here.

Keywords: sortable silt; water; circulation; labrador sea ... See more keywords
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Advective sorting of silt by currents: a laboratory study

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Published in 2021 at "Sedimentology"

DOI: 10.1111/sed.12889

Abstract: Accumulations of fine sediments along continental shelf and deep-sea bathymetric contours, known as contourite drifts, form a sedimentary record that is dependent on oceanographic processes such as ocean-basin-scale circulation. A tool used to aid in… read more here.

Keywords: sortable silt; deposit; velocity; study ... See more keywords