Submarine canyons
Geologist Charles Paull studies submarine canyons, trying to figure out how they form, and how much sediment and organic material they carry into the deep sea.
MBARI engineers create “smart boulders” to understand how sand moves in submarine canyons
Oct 15, 2015 - Submarine canyons are notoriously difficult to study because underwater avalanches periodically surge down the bottoms of many canyons, often burying or destroying scientific instruments.
Instruments used in the Coordinated Canyon Experiment
Oct 15, 2015 - Submarine canyons are notoriously difficult to study because underwater avalanches periodically surge down the bottoms of many canyons, often burying or destroying scientific instruments. After more than a decade of placing (and sometimes losing) equipment in Monterey Canyon, MBARI researchers have created a unique new tool to study canyon processes.
Swept Away — Deep-sea robot, caught in underwater avalanche, yields new scientific insights
Mar 17, 2015 - Exploring the deep sea, and especially submarine canyons, is a risky business. The floors of many submarine canyons are scoured by fast-moving underwater avalanches known as "turbidity currents."
Science
- Upper-ocean systems
- Midwater research
- Seafloor processes
- Areas of study
- Past research
