Kōrero: Sea floor geology

Ripples in seafloor sediment

Ripples in seafloor sediment

At a depth of 129 metres on Nicholson Bank in Cook Strait, ripples on the sea floor indicate that the water is moving fast enough to rework seabed sediments.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder and Lionel Carter, 'Sea floor geology - How sediment forms', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9969/ripples-in-seafloor-sediment (accessed 7 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Keith Lewis, Scott D. Nodder and Lionel Carter, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006