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The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides.

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Cacchione, DA; Pratson, LF; Ogston, AS
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
April 2002

The angles of energy propagation of semidiurnal internal tides may determine the average gradient of continental slopes in ocean basins (approximately 2 to 4 degrees). Intensification of near-bottom water velocities and bottom shear stresses caused by reflection of semi-diurnal internal tides affects sedimentation patterns and bottom gradients, as indicated by recent studies of continental slopes off northern California and New Jersey. Estimates of bottom shear velocities caused by semi-diurnal internal tides are high enough to inhibit deposition of fine-grained sediment onto the slopes.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

April 2002

Volume

296

Issue

5568

Start / End Page

724 / 727

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  • General Science & Technology
 

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Cacchione, D. A., Pratson, L. F., & Ogston, A. S. (2002). The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides. Science (New York, N.Y.), 296(5568), 724–727. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1069803
Cacchione, D. A., L. F. Pratson, and A. S. Ogston. “The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides.Science (New York, N.Y.) 296, no. 5568 (April 2002): 724–27. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1069803.
Cacchione DA, Pratson LF, Ogston AS. The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides. Science (New York, NY). 2002 Apr;296(5568):724–7.
Cacchione, D. A., et al. “The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides.Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 296, no. 5568, Apr. 2002, pp. 724–27. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.1069803.
Cacchione DA, Pratson LF, Ogston AS. The shaping of continental slopes by internal tides. Science (New York, NY). 2002 Apr;296(5568):724–727.
Journal cover image

Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

April 2002

Volume

296

Issue

5568

Start / End Page

724 / 727

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology