Relative Significance of Head and Body Spill from a Channelized Turbidity Current

Research Article| April 01, 1972 Relative Significance of Head and Body Spill from a Channelized Turbidity Current PAUL D KOMAR PAUL D KOMAR Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information PAUL D KOMAR Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 12 Oct 1971 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1972, 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 (1972) 83 (4): 1151–1156. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[1151:RSOHAB]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 12 Oct 1971 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation PAUL D KOMAR; Relative Significance of Head and Body Spill from a Channelized Turbidity Current. GSA Bulletin 1972;; 83 (4): 1151–1156. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[1151:RSOHAB]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 The relationship between the flow of the head and body of a turbidity current traveling through a deep-sea fan channel is examined. Our interest lies especially in the relative thicknesses of the head and body as this will govern which spills out of the confines of the channel and is, therefore, important in submarine fan deposition.It is found that for a Froude number of ~0.75 (a channel slope of 0.0022), or somewhat greater, the head and the body will be approximately equal in thickness and, therefore, would both spill from the channel. At higher channel slopes and Froude numbers, the head would be thicker and more significant in spilling while at lower slopes and Froude numbers, the body would be thickest and spilling. The implications of this to fan sedimentation and over-all fan construction are discussed. 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.