From ERGO
Deep water depositional systems are here defined as environments situated beyond the shelf-slope break. They are dominated by resedimentation processes, particularly sediment gravity flows, and comprise a series of inter-related subenvironments often synonymous with deposition by turbidity currents and debris flows. Base of slope locations and vast submarine fans act as sediment sinks that have complex links to many of the major depositional systems on Earth. Environments, processes and spatial evolution are poorly understood, as are the links to other depositional systems via basic hydrodynamics, tectonics, climate change and sea level variations.
The following links offer a comprehensive review of deep marine processes, the environments where these processes operate, and the controls on the temporal and spatial evolution of these complex systems using sequence stratigraphic principles. A comprehensive reference list for the Deep Marine section can be found here.
