Fossil Deep-Sea Channel on the Aleutian Abyssal Plain
Paul J. Grim, Frederic P. Naugler
Abstract
Paul J. Grim, Frederic P. Naugler
Abstract
The discovery of a leveed deep-sea channel whose axial gradient reverses near the Aleutian trench supports the hypothesis that the downbowing of the trench interrupted the turbidity current processes that constructed the Aleutian abyssal plain.
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The discovery of a leveed deep-sea channel whose axial gradient reverses near the Aleutian trench supports the hypothesis that the downbowing of the trench interrupted the turbidity current processes that constructed the Aleutian abyssal plain.
Key concepts: Abyssal zone, Abyssal plain, Trench, Geology, Turbidity current, Deep sea, Oceanography, Channel (broadcasting)