a current of rapidly moving, sediment-laden water that is heavier than clear water and therefore flows downslope along the bottom of the sea or a lake. The term is most commonly used to describe underwater currents in lakes and oceans, which are usually triggered by earthquakes or slumping.
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A turbidity current is a current of rapidly moving, sediment-laden water moving down a slope through water, or another fluid. The current moves because it has a higher density than the fluid through which it flows—the driving force of a turbidity current derives from its sediment, which renders the turbid water denser than the clear water above....
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(from the article `Atlantic Ocean`) ...of marine sediment, some more than 130 feet (40 metres) in length, have been collected in the North and South Atlantic by means of piston-coring ... ...speeds of several tens of kilometres per hour. After reaching the base of the continental slope, the sediment-laden mass moves out onto the ... ...
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A mixture of sediment particles and water that flows down the continental slope. These high density
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A current in air, water, or any other fluid caused by differences in the amount of suspended matter (such as mud, silt, or volcanic dust). Marine turbidity currents, laden with suspended sediment, move rapidly down continental slopes and spread out over the abyssal floor.
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A mass of mixed water and sediment that flows downhill along the bottom of an ocean or lake because it is denser than the surrounding water. It may reach high speeds and erode rapidly (see also density current).
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the rapid movement, down an underwater slope, of a mass of sediment and water. The sediment deposited as a result is called turbidite.
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a current of rapidly moving, sediment-laden water that is heavier than clear water and therefore flows downslope along the bottom of the sea or a lake. The term is most commonly used to describe underwater currents in lakes and oceans, which are usually triggered by earthquakes or slumping.
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n. A bottom fast-flowing current that moves down a slope, depositing suspended sediments over the floor of a body of water
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n. A bottom fast-flowing current that moves down a slope, depositing suspended sediments over the floor of a body of water
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A flowing mass of sediment-laden water that is heavier than clear water and therefore flows downslope along the bottom of the sea or a lake.
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a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean. Also called
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