nepheloid layer

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Nepheloid layer — or nepheloid zone is a layer of water in the deep ocean basin, above the ocean floor, that contains significant amounts of suspended sediment.[1] It is from 200 to 1000 m thick. The name comes from Greek: nephos, cloud . The particles in the… … Wikipedia
Contourite — A contourite is a sedimentary deposit produced by thermohaline induced deepwater bottom currents and may be influenced by wind or tidal forces.[1][2] Most contourites are formed in continental rise to lower slope settings, although they may occur … Wikipedia
Azolla event — The Azolla event occurred in the middle Eocene period,citation author = Henk Brinkhuis, Stefan Schouten; year = 2006 title = Episodic fresh surface waters in the Eocene Arctic Ocean journal = Nature volume = 441 issue = 7093 pages = 606–609 doi … Wikipedia
Nephelometer — A nephelometer at the Kosan, Cheju Island, South Korea NOAA facility A nephelometer [1] is a stationary or portable instrument for measuring suspended particulates in a liquid or gas colloid. A nephelometer measures suspended particulates by… … Wikipedia

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