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The classical turbidite outcrop at San Clemente, California revisited: An example of sandy submarine channels with asymmetric facies architecture by Li, Pan, Kneller, Benjamin C., Hansen, Larissa, Kane, Ian A.

“…A 1.1–1.2km long, 3–15m thick exposure of the late Miocene to Pliocene Capistrano Formation crops out at San Clemente, California, providing a superb example…”
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Quantitative analysis of the geometry of submarine external levées by Nakajima, Takeshi, Kneller, Benjamin C.

“…The shape of submarine external channel levées has been assessed in a variety of systems, over a range of slope gradients, measuring both their thickness decay…”
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Architecture and controlling factors of canyon fills on the shelf margin in the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea by He, Yunlong, Xie, Xinong, Kneller, Benjamin C., Wang, Zhenfeng, Li, Xushen

“…Most submarine canyons are documented as erosive features that cut deeply into the shelf margin, and are considered as important conduits for the transfer of…”
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Supercritical flows overspilling from bypass‐dominated submarine channels and the development of overbank bedforms by McArthur, Adam, Kane, Ian, Bozetti, Guilherme, Hansen, Larissa, Kneller, Benjamin C.

“…Overbank deposits of submarine channels are typically thin‐bedded, fine‐grained and predominantly characterized by a series of sedimentary structures…”
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Long‐range sediment transport in the world's oceans by stably stratified turbidity currents by Kneller, Benjamin, Nasr‐Azadani, Mohamad M., Radhakrishnan, Senthil, Meiburg, Eckart

“…Submarine fans, supplied primarily by turbidity currents, constitute the largest sediment accumulations on Earth. Generally accepted models of turbidity…”
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Integrating modern seafloor and outcrop data in the analysis of slope channel architecture and fill by Gamberi, Fabiano, Rovere, Marzia, Dykstra, Mason, Kane, Ian A., Kneller, Benjamin C.

“…Submarine slope channels can form important hydrocarbon reservoirs, but reconstruction of their geometry is often problematic, reflecting the complex interplay…”
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Anatomy of a submarine channel–levee: An example from Upper Cretaceous slope sediments, Rosario Formation, Baja California, Mexico by Kane, Ian A., Kneller, Benjamin C., Dykstra, Mason, Kassem, Ahmed, McCaffrey, William D.

“…To date, facies architecture models of submarine channel–levees have largely been derived from seismic data, isolated core data and limited field studies. We…”
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Evolution of two overlapping sand-rich clastic submarine fans in the Lower Miocene Adana Basin, southern Turkey: Contribution from a new palaeocurrent analysis by BAYER DA SILVA, Daniel, CRONIN, Bryan Thomas, ÇELİK, Hasan, GOLDBERG, Karin, KNELLER, Benjamin Charles, GÜRBÜZ, Kemal

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The interpretation of vertical sequences in turbidite beds; the influence of longitudinal flow structure by Kneller, Benjamin C, McCaffrey, William D

“…Because turbidite beds aggrade progressively beneath a moving current, the vertical grain-size profile of a bed is generally an indication of the longitudinal…”
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Velocity structure, turbulence and fluid stresses in experimental gravity currents by Kneller, Benjamin C., Bennett, Sean J., McCaffrey, William D.

“…Gravity currents are of considerable environmental and industrial importance as hazards and as agents of sediment transport, and the deposits of ancient…”
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Facies architecture of the Grès de PeÏra Cava, SE France; landward stacking patterns in ponded turbiditic basins by Amy, Lawrence A, Kneller, Benjamin C, McCaffrey, William D

“…Basins in which turbidity currents are completely or partially trapped are common in many tectonically active, deep-water settings. Field study of an…”
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Submarine channel evolution, terrace development, and preservation of intra-channel thin-bedded turbidites: Mahin and Avon channels, offshore Nigeria by Hansen, Larissa, Janocko, Michal, Kane, Ian, Kneller, Ben

“…Terraces on the modern seafloor are defined as topographically flat areas above the active submarine channel thalweg but within the confines of the…”
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Experimental modeling of the spatial distribution of grain size developed in a fill-and-spill mini-basin setting by Brunt, Rufus L, McCaffrey, William D, Kneller, Benjamin C

“…In many deep-water slope settings, turbidity currents are inferred to fill discrete basins that are linked streamwise (e.g., Gulf of Mexico ponded mini-basin…”
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How Does Plastic Litter Accumulate in Submarine Canyons? by Yang, Yuping, Wang, Dawei, Kneller, Benjamin, Zhong, Guangfa, Yu, Kaiqi, Wang, Minghan, Xu, Jingping

“…Manned submersible dives in the northwest South China Sea encountered substantial amounts of plastic litter accumulated at the base of scours along the floor…”
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Genesis and character of thin-bedded turbidites associated with submarine channels by Hansen, Larissa A.S., Callow, Richard H.T., Kane, Ian A., Gamberi, Fabiano, Rovere, Marzia, Cronin, Bryan T., Kneller, Benjamin C.

“…Submarine channel-related thin-bedded turbidites are deposited in environments such as external levees, internal levees, depositional terraces and at times of…”
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Transition of a Hyperpycnal Flow Into a Saline Turbidity Current Due to Differential Diffusivities by Zhao, Liang, Ouillon, Raphael, Vowinckel, Bernhard, Meiburg, Eckart, Kneller, Benjamin, He, Zhiguo

“…We provide a new perspective on the transition of hyperpycnal flows into saline turbidity currents, which permits longer runout lengths than might be otherwise…”
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Along-strike Quaternary morphological variation of the Baiyun Sag, South China Sea: The interplay between deltas, pre-existing morphology, and oceanographic processes by Wang, Xingxing, Kneller, Benjamin, Wang, Yingmin, Chen, Weitao

“…Continental margins usually display along-strike morphological variation, with diverse underlying controls around the world. Based on 3D seismic data from the…”
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Characterisation of submarine depression trails driven by upslope migrating cyclic steps: Insights from the Ceará Basin (Brazil) by Maestrelli, Daniele, Maselli, Vittorio, Kneller, Benjamin, Chiarella, Domenico, Scarselli, Nicola, Vannucchi, Paola, Jovane, Luigi, Iacopini, David

“…Circular to elliptical topographic depressions, isolated or organized in trails, have been observed on the modern seabed in different contexts and water…”
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Sub-seismic scale folding and thrusting within an exposed mass transport deposit: A case study from NW Argentina by Sobiesiak, Matheus S., Alsop, G. Ian, Kneller, Ben, Milana, Juan Pablo

“…While imaging of mass transport deposits (MTDs) by seismic reflection techniques commonly reveals thrusts and large blocks that affect entire deposits,…”
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Sedimentary environment and organic matter enrichment of black mudstones from the upper Triassic Chang-7 member in the Ordos Basin, Northern China by Yu, Wei, Tian, Jingchun, Wang, Feng, Liang, Qingshao, Yang, Tian, Kneller, Benjamin, Liang, Xiaowei

“…[Display omitted] •Chang-7 black mudstone was formed in strongly reducing bottom water columns.•Chang-7 black mudstone was formed in a high productivity bottom…”
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