Avalanches of sediment form deep-marine depositions

Abstract

The deep ocean is the largest sedimentary system basin on the planet. It serves as the primary storage point for all terrestrially weathered sediment that makes it beyond the near-shore environment. These deep-marine offshore deposits have become a focus of attention in exploration due to the progressive depletion of conventional onshore reservoirs. Florian Pohl’s performs experiments in the Eurotank of Utrecht University linking the sedimentological characteristics of turbidity currents to the topography of the ocean floor.