Marine sediment - Wikipedia
Marine sediment, or ocean sediment, or seafloor sediment, are deposits of insoluble particles that have accumulated on the seafloor.
Marine sediment | Oceanography, Chemistry & Microbiology
Marine sediment, any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanism, chemical precipitates from …
Marine Sediment - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Marine sediment refers to deposits of insoluble materials, such as rock, soil particles, and marine organism remains, that accumulate on the ocean floor through various processes like wind, ice, and rivers.
3.1: Sources and Types of Marine Sediment - Geosciences …
There are four types of sediment: cosmogenous (from outer space), volcanogenous (ash from volcanic eruptions), terrigenous (continents erosion and river runoff), and biogenous (skeletons of marine creatures). Sediments are classified according to their size.
6.1: Marine Sediments - Geosciences LibreTexts
2021年2月15日 · Marine Sediments. This chapter is about the origin and distribution of sedimentary deposits (sediments and sedimentary rocks) with a focus on marine sediments. The word “sedimentary” refers to materials consisting of sediments or formed by deposition; the word sedimentary also applies to both the processes and the products of deposition ...
Marine Sediment - SpringerLink
2017年2月21日 · Marine sediment is a mixture of material deposited on the seafloor that originated from the erosion of continents, volcanism, biological productivity, hydrothermal vents, and/or cosmic debris. The contributions of these sediment sources to the seafloor are controlled by wind, ocean circulation, and water depth that collectively determine the ...
Marine Sediment - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
8.2.1 The marine sediments. The marine sediments are the unconsolidated organic and inorganic particles that accumulate on the floor of the ocean. It results from the biological activity, weathering and erosion of the continents, the volcanic eruptions and the chemical processes within the ocean.
marine sediment summary | Britannica
marine sediment, Any deposit of insoluble material, primarily rock and soil particles, transported from land areas to the ocean by wind, ice, and rivers, as well as the remains of marine organisms, products of submarine volcanic activity, and chemical …
Ocean 540: Marine Sedimentation - University of Washington
2001年1月4日 · Marine sediments are the products of a limited number of physical, biological, and chemical processes. The nature of the resultant sediments is determined by the relative rates of input of material supplied by these processes. In this class we focus on deep sea sediments, but the processes apply equally to shallow water deposits.
12: Ocean Sediments - Geosciences LibreTexts
2024年6月10日 · The sediments provide habitat for a multitude of marine organisms, and they contain information about past climates, plate tectonics, ocean circulation patterns, and the timing of major extinctions, just to name a few. In this chapter we will examine the major types of sediments, and their distribution on the ocean floor.