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The subaqueous delta of the Huanghe (Yellow River) has been studied using high-resolution acoustic systems. There are many subtle variations in sea floor morphology and sediment geometries; smooth, featureless areas are rare. The main components of the subaqueous delta include broad, shallow channels; moderately disturbed areas with near-surface cut and fill structures; heavily disturbed areas with sea floor depressions, pits, and gullies; and a smooth, gently sloping distal delta apron or “rise.” These features are not directly related to sediment settling from dilute surface plumes but are due to gravity-driven hyperpycnal underflows, submarine mass movements, and silt flows.
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Prior, D.B., Yang, Z.S., Bornhold, B.D. et al. The subaqueous delta of the modern Huanghe (Yellow River). Geo-Marine Letters 6, 67–75 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02281642
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