Response of the suspended sediment transport system to continental shelf dynamics
Geo-Marine Letters
By: Herman A. Karl, D. E. Drake, and D. A. Cacchione
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Abstract
Surface currents influenced by a wind-driven upwelling event in San Pedro Bay moved total suspended matter (TSM) confined to the inner shelf on 19 April 1978 seaward, so that by 27 April surface TSM had increased over the outer shelf. Near-bottom concentrations of TSM also increased across the shelf during this time. This is explained by sediment resuspended by large surface waves being advected from the inner shelf seaward by the mean flow after this flow had turned from southeasterly to southerly when upwelling ceased on 26 April. These complex shelf dynamics contribute to the off-shelf transport of mud to the slope and deep basins. ?? 1981 A. M. Dowden, Inc.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Response of the suspended sediment transport system to continental shelf dynamics |
| Series title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02462441 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher location | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| First page | 243 |
| Last page | 248 |
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