Unusual bed forms on the North Aleutian Shelf, Bristol Bay, Alaska
Geo-Marine Letters
By: W. C. Schwab and B. F. Molnia
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Abstract
Side-scan sonar records collected over an area of the North Aleutian Shelf, approximately 250 km west of the head of Bristol Bay, Alaska, identified widespread evidence of active sea floor erosion processes, including sediment transport. Thousands of sea floor depressions, many linear and some containing rippled floors, were identified in water depths of 30 to 90 m. The depressions cover approximately 40 percent of the area surveyed. The sea floor depressions are interpreted to be erosional features, and in conjunction with a field of sand waves, exemplify the dynamic nature of the ocenographic processes active on this area of the sea floor. ?? 1987 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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Schwab, W.C., Molnia, B.F., 1987, Unusual bed forms on the North Aleutian Shelf, Bristol Bay, Alaska: Geo-Marine Letters, v. 7, no. 4, p. 207-215, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02242773.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Unusual bed forms on the North Aleutian Shelf, Bristol Bay, Alaska |
| Series title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF02242773 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher location | Springer-Verlag |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| First page | 207 |
| Last page | 215 |