A contourite is a sedimentary deposit commonly formed on continental rises in lower slope settings, although it may occur anywhere that is below the storm wave base. Countourites are produced by thermohaline-induced deepwater bottom currents and may be influenced by wind or tidal forces.[1][2] The geomorphology of contourite deposits is mainly influenced by the deepwater bottom-current velocity, sediment supply, and seafloor topography.[3]
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A contourite is a sedimentary deposit commonly formed on continental rises in lower slope settings, although it may occur anywhere that is below the storm...
as contourites, and the demarcation of slope-parallel, elongate and mounded sediment bodies made up largely of contourites became known as contourite drifts...
vertical displacementPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Contourite – Type of sedimentary deposit Downwelling – Process of accumulation and...
order to efficiently develop fields as well as explore for new reserves. Contourite Flysch High-density turbidity currents (Lowe sequence) Sediment gravity...
of bottom-current variability and downslope sedimentary processes in a contourite drift of the Gela Basin (Strait of Sicily)". Marine Geology. 439: 106564...
; Gómez-Ballesteros, M.; Casas, D.; Llave, E. (2008). "The Le Danois Contourite Depositional System: an exceptional record of the MOW circulation off...
between the Australian and South Indian basins. There is a voluminous contourite drift along the southern flank of SEIR. Volcanic in origin, it is most...
submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea Contourite – A sedimentary deposit commonly formed on continental rise to lower slope...
; Rebesco, M. (2007). Economic and Palaeoceanographic Significance of Contourite Deposits. Geological Society of London. p. 246. ISBN 978-1-86239-226-7...
Retrieved May 17, 2015. Gruetzner, J.; Uenzelmann-Neben, G. (2014). "Contourites at the eastern Agulhas Ridge and Cape Rise seamount shaped by Southern...
currents. Sediments deposited and shaped by the contour currents are called contourites, which are commonly observed in continental rise. Since contour currents...
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