Constraining the efficiency of turbidity current generation from submarine debris flows and slides using laboratory experiments

Sediment Gravity Flows: Study Based on Experimental Simulations

“…In this case, regions III (see Amy et al, 2006) and region VI (see e.g. Hampton, 1972;Ilstad et al, 2004;Marr et al, 2001;Mohrig et al, 1999;Mohrig & Marr, 2003) were left with an open boundary to further experiments and perhaps the creation of a complementary experimental-derived classification of sediment gravity flows. …”

The upper lithostratigraphic unit of ANDRILL AND-2A core (Southern McMurdo Sound, Antarctica): Local Pleistocene volcanic sources, paleoenvironmental implications and subsidence in the southern Victoria Land Basin

“…The poorly-sorted, weakly stratified pebbly mudstones/sandstones may have been deposited from coarse debris melting out of surface ice and minimally transported by downslope currents. See discussions by Sohn (1997), Mutti et al (1999), Shanmugam (2000Shanmugam ( , 2002, Mutti et al (2003), and Mohrig and Marr (2003) when referring to debris flows, sandy debris flows, high-density turbidity current, hyperconcentrated flow, granular flow and flowslides.…”

“…Sohn, 1997;Mutti et al, 1999;Shanmugam, 2000Shanmugam, , 2002Mutti et al, 2003;Mohrig and Marr, 2003). It is common for these currents, in submarine settings, to be thin but widespread.…”

Deposits from Wave-Influenced Turbidity Currents: Pennsylvanian Minturn Formation, Colorado, U.S.A.

“…It is possible that slumps or retrogressive failures (van den Berg et al 2002) generated currents formed in the delta front, possibly in mouth bars, and then evolved into turbidity currents. It has been argued based on experimental observations (Mohrig and Marr 2003) and theoretical grounds (Swift 1985), however, that the conversion of a debris flow into a turbidity current is inefficient, especially on the low slopes typical of nearshore settings. One also might expect sandy slump and debris-flow deposits on the prodelta, and no such features have been noted (although muddy debris flow deposits do occur in the lower few meters of some distal sections, as discussed by Myrow et al 2008).…”