Mass transport, gravity flows, and bottom currents : downslope and alongslope processes and deposits /: downslope and alongslope processes and deposits. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: G. Shanmugam.
• Authors: Shanmugam, G (Ganapathy), 1944-
• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Mass transport: Slides, Slumps, and Debris Flows 3. Gravity Flows: Debris Flows, Grain Flows, Liquefied/Fluidized Flows, and Turbidity Currents, hyperpycnal flows, and contour currents 4. A Paradigm Shift 5. Density plumes: types, deflections, and external controls 6. Hyperpycnal flows 7. Triggering mechanisms of downslope processes 8. Bottom currents 9. Soft-sediment deformation structures 10. Epilogue: lessons learned Appendix A: Concepts, glossary, and methodology Appendix B: Video of flume experiments on sandy debris flows Bibliography Index
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 551.307; Mass-wasting; Marine sediments
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128225745
• Related ISBNs: 9780128225769
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