PALEOCURRENT INDICATORS IN DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT

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ELLWOOD, BB
LEDBETTER, MT
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10.1126/science.203.4387.1335
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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The fabric and texture of deep-sea sediments have been used to detect periods of high-velocity bottom-water flow through the Vema Channel in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. In addition, the alignment of the long axis of magnetic grains has been used to indicate the direction of bottom-water flow. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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