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Turbidity currents and submarine slumps, and the 1929 Grand Banks [Newfoundland] earthquake
- B. Heezen, W. M. Ewing
- Geology
- 1 December 1952
Shaping of the Continental Rise by Deep Geostrophic Contour Currents
- B. Heezen, C. Hollister, W. Ruddiman
- Environmental Science, GeologyScience
- 22 April 1966
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…
The geology of the Caribbean crust: Tertiary sediments, granitic and basic rocks from the Aves ridge
- P. Fox, E. Schreiber, B. Heezen
- Geology
- 1 August 1971
Ionian Sea Submarine Canyons and the 1908 Messina Turbidity Current
A prominent system of submarine canyons has been discovered in the Ionian Sea south of the Strait of Messina. The canyons are from 2 to 5 miles wide and more than 100 fathoms deep. Below the base of…
Orleansville Earthquake and Turbidity Currents
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 violently shook the area near Orleansville, Algeria, on September 9, 1954. The area of appreciable damage extended 15 miles from the epicenter, and following the…
Natural radiocarbon in the Atlantic Ocean
- W. Broecker, R. Gerard, M. Ewing, B. Heezen
- Environmental Science
- 1 September 1960
By the use of suitable chemical and radiometric techniques the natural radiocarbon concentration in the dissolved bicarbonate of 135 samples representing the major water masses of the Atlantic Ocean…
Congo Submarine Canyon
- B. Heezen, R. Menzies, E. D. Schneider, W. M. Ewing, N. C. L. Granelli
- Geology
- 1964
In May, 1957, a brief survey of the Congo Submarine Canyon was conducted from the Research Vessel VEMA. The canyon was found on the continental slope near the seaward limit of earlier surveys and…
The geology and evolution of the Cayman Trench
The geology and stratigraphic relationships of the Cayman Ridge, Nicaraguan Plateau, and mid-Cayman spreading center, which have been determined from the succession of rocks recovered at 80 dredge…
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