Fig. 4: Sub-section of Deep-Towed Camera transect DTC-04 showing highly variable ripple orientations over short (m-scale) distances. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 4: Sub-section of Deep-Towed Camera transect DTC-04 showing highly variable ripple orientations over short (m-scale) distances.

From: In-situ sedimentary evidence of complex bottom currents at a modern deepwater seamount

Fig. 4

Total sub-section length ~700 m. Ripple orientation changes from SW (start of sub-section) to East, and then North. Ripple orientation then swings between easterly and northerly for the remainder of the sub-section. Several ripple morphologies are also visible throughout the section. Background bathymetry for map provided by GEBCO (Derived product from the GEBCO 2021 Grid, made with NaturalEarth by OpenDEM).

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