Sediment waves on the Moroccan continental rise |
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Authors: | Robert D. Jacobi Philip D. Rabinowitz Robert W. Embley |
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Affiliation: | 1. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.;2. Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, N.Y. U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | A nearly continuous zone of sediment waves is present on the lower continental rise off western Morocco which parallels the regional bathymetric trends. The individual sediment waves within the zone migrate upslope with time and, in general, also trend parallel to the regional bathymetric contours. These observations suggest that geostrophic contour currents are responsible for the formation of sediment waves. Physical oceanographic measurements and sea-floor photographs indicate only a very weak bottom circulation in this region. This suggests either that strong bottom currents are not essential for the formation of sediment waves or that relatively stronger bottom currents flowed along the continental margin of Morocco in the recent past. Turbidity flows may also influence the distribution of these sediment waves. |
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