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hyperpycnal flow: a standalone construct

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hyperpycnalflow1 CONSTRUCTHyperpycnal flowMULDER · SEDIMENTOLOGY

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Sedimentology

a sediment-laden river outflow dense enough to plunge below sea water and travel along the seafloor as a turbidity current.

In sedimentology, hyperpycnal flow refers to a sediment-laden river outflow dense enough to plunge below sea water and travel along the seafloor as a turbidity current. This meaning comes from Mulder (1995) in The Journal of Geology.[1]

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References

  1. Mulder, T., & Syvitski, J. P. M. (1995). Turbidity Currents Generated at River Mouths during Exceptional Discharges to the World Oceans. The Journal of Geology, 103(3), 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1086/629747

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