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dc.contributor.authorGovil, P.
dc.contributor.authorNaidu, P.D.
dc.contributor.authorRadhika, T.K.
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-01T06:41:40Z
dc.date.available2006-09-01T06:41:40Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, vol.87(11), 1597-1600p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/326
dc.description.abstractCalcium carbonate (CaCO sub(3)), aluminium (Al), titanium (Ti), and terrigenous matter analyses were carried on the Ocean Drilling Programme Site 720A from the Indus Fan in the Arabian Sea. CaCO3, Al, Ti and terrigenous matter values range from 4.5 to 74.4%, 1.4 to 7.8%, 0.03 to 0.4% and 5.5 to 66.7%, respectively. High CaCO sub(3) (40-60%) in association with low values of Al, Ti and terrigenous matter from 0 to 290 kyr (0 to 18 mbsf) and low CaCO sub(3) (< 10%) with high values of Al, Ti and terrigenous matter suggest that CaCO sub(3) fluctuations at this site were controlled by terrigenous dilution. Low Al, Ti and terrigenous matter percentages from 0 to 290 kyr and strikingly high values from 290 to 360 kyr reveal that the supply of terrigenous matter to the Indus Fan was significantly higher during 290 to 360 kyr (18 to 28 mbsf depth) due to massive turbidity flows triggered by slumping.
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dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciences
dc.subjectArabian Sea
dc.subjectIndus Fan
dc.subjectterrigenous matter
dc.titleMajor turbidity flows in the Western Indus Fan between 290 and 360 kyr
dc.typeJournal Article


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