Shaping of the Continental Rise by Deep Geostrophic Contour Currents

作者：Bruce Charles Heezen, Charles D. Hollister, William F Ruddiman · 发表于：Science · 年份：1966 · DOI：10.1126/science.152.3721.502 · 被引用次数：520 · 研究领域：Geology and Paleoclimatology Research、Geological formations and processes、Geological Studies and Exploration

Geostrophic contour-following bottom currents involved in the deep thermohaline circulation of the world ocean appear to be the principal agents which control the shape of the continental rise and other sediment bodies.