Turbidity Currents and Cable Breaks in the Western New Britain Trench

Research Article| July 01, 1970 Turbidity Currents and Cable Breaks in the Western New Britain Trench DALE C KRAUSE; DALE C KRAUSE Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar WILLIAM C WHITE; WILLIAM C WHITE 34 Beatty Street, Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar DAVID J. W PIPER; DAVID J. W PIPER Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England CB2 3EQ Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar BRUCE C HEEZEN BRUCE C HEEZEN Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information DALE C KRAUSE Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 WILLIAM C WHITE 34 Beatty Street, Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia DAVID J. W PIPER Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England CB2 3EQ BRUCE C HEEZEN Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 19 Aug 1969 Revision Received: 20 Jan 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1970, 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 (1970) 81 (7): 2153–2160. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[2153:TCACBI]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 19 Aug 1969 Revision Received: 20 Jan 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation DALE C KRAUSE, WILLIAM C WHITE, DAVID J. W PIPER, BRUCE C HEEZEN; Turbidity Currents and Cable Breaks in the Western New Britain Trench. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (7): 2153–2160. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[2153:TCACBI]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 western New Britain Trench is receiving abundant sediment from the west. Evidence for earthquake-triggered turbidity currents has been detected in the New Britain Trench through breaks in a submarine telephone cable in 1966 and 1968. The average velocity of the turbidity currents is 50 and 30 km/hr, respectively, assuming that the most likely single source of the turbidity currents is the Markham River delta at Lae, New Guinea. Bottom photographs and sediment samples support these conclusions. Deep-sea channels are present. 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.