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1. Introduction 2. Mass transport: Slides, Slumps, and Debris Flows 3. Gravity Flows: Debris Flows, Grain Flows, Liquefied/Fluidized Flows, and Turbidity Currents, hyperpycnal flows, and contour currents 4. A Paradigm Shift 5. Density plumes: types, deflections, and external controls 6. Hyperpycnal flows 7. Triggering mechanisms of downslope processes 8. Bottom currents 9. Soft-sediment deformation structures 10. Epilogue: lessons learned Appendix A: Concepts, glossary, and methodology Appendix B: Video of flume experiments on sandy debris flows Bibliography Index

Mass Transport Gravity Flows and Bottom Currents

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    Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
    Publication Date: 18/03/2021
    ISBN13: 9780128225769, 978-0128225769
    ISBN10: 0128225769
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    Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Oceanography (seas and oceans)

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    Book Synopsis


    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction 2. Mass transport: Slides, Slumps, and Debris Flows 3. Gravity Flows: Debris Flows, Grain Flows, Liquefied/Fluidized Flows, and Turbidity Currents, hyperpycnal flows, and contour currents 4. A Paradigm Shift 5. Density plumes: types, deflections, and external controls 6. Hyperpycnal flows 7. Triggering mechanisms of downslope processes 8. Bottom currents 9. Soft-sediment deformation structures 10. Epilogue: lessons learned Appendix A: Concepts, glossary, and methodology Appendix B: Video of flume experiments on sandy debris flows Bibliography Index

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