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ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBMARINE CANYONS

1953; Geological Society of America; Volume: 64; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0016-7606(1953)64[1295

1943-2674

Ph. H. Kuenen,

Geological formations and processes

Research Article| November 01, 1953 ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBMARINE CANYONS PH. H KUENEN PH. H KUENEN GEOLOGISCH INSTITUUT, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information PH. H KUENEN GEOLOGISCH INSTITUUT, GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 04 Sep 1952 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1953, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1953) 64 (11): 1295–1314. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1953)64[1295:OACOSC]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 04 Sep 1952 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation PH. H KUENEN; ORIGIN AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBMARINE CANYONS. GSA Bulletin 1953;; 64 (11): 1295–1314. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1953)64[1295:OACOSC]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Submarine canyons have generally been lumped together and a common explanation of their origin has been sought. The author suggests that some, named submarine ravines, are drowned river valleys (Corsica). The other extreme, the New England type, is the result of glacial turbidity currents. Daly's explanation of the California type as drowned subaerial valleys, smothered by sediment, and excavated by glacial and recent turbidity currents is accepted with some change of emphasis. This type is thus tentatively ascribed to the same turbidity-current mechanism, but erosion has exhumed some buried valleys, cleaned out parts of others, laid bare parts of old mountain slopes, and has even developed new channels. Shepard's new hypothesis of drowned river valleys kept permanently open by submarine processes, comes near to this picture and is accepted for the submarine ravines, but it cannot account for the features that indicate submarine erosion in the recent past off New England and California. His main argument against erosion by turbidity currents is the absence of scour on lake-delta fronts, but conditions in lakes must be highly adverse to erosion and hence this objection is eliminated. On the other hand Ewing and his associates give convincing evidence for the great importance of turbidity flow in the oceans. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.