Shaping of the Continental Rise by Deep Geostrophic Contour Currents
- 22 April 1966
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3721) , 502-508
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3721.502
Abstract
Geostrophic contour-following bottom currents involved in the deep thermohaline circulation of the world ocean appear to be the principal agents which control the shape of the continental rise and other sediment bodies.Keywords
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