Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds
The extent of impact by midwater discharge plumes from deep-sea nodule mining will be influenced by the quantity of plume sediment, ocean turbulence and acceptable environmental thresholds, according to numerical modelling and direct experiments
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| author | Carlos Muñoz-Royo Thomas Peacock Matthew H. Alford Jerome A. Smith Arnaud Le Boyer Chinmay S. Kulkarni Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux Patrick J. Haley Chris Mirabito Dayang Wang E. Eric Adams Raphael Ouillon Alexander Breugem Boudewijn Decrop Thijs Lanckriet Rohit B. Supekar Andrew J. Rzeznik Amy Gartman Se-Jong Ju |
| author_facet | Carlos Muñoz-Royo Thomas Peacock Matthew H. Alford Jerome A. Smith Arnaud Le Boyer Chinmay S. Kulkarni Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux Patrick J. Haley Chris Mirabito Dayang Wang E. Eric Adams Raphael Ouillon Alexander Breugem Boudewijn Decrop Thijs Lanckriet Rohit B. Supekar Andrew J. Rzeznik Amy Gartman Se-Jong Ju |
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| description | The extent of impact by midwater discharge plumes from deep-sea nodule mining will be influenced by the quantity of plume sediment, ocean turbulence and acceptable environmental thresholds, according to numerical modelling and direct experiments |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da30252897004e2db9aa52c2c36840502022-12-21T20:35:48ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352021-07-012111610.1038/s43247-021-00213-8Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholdsCarlos Muñoz-Royo0Thomas Peacock1Matthew H. Alford2Jerome A. Smith3Arnaud Le Boyer4Chinmay S. Kulkarni5Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux6Patrick J. Haley7Chris Mirabito8Dayang Wang9E. Eric Adams10Raphael Ouillon11Alexander Breugem12Boudewijn Decrop13Thijs Lanckriet14Rohit B. Supekar15Andrew J. Rzeznik16Amy Gartman17Se-Jong Ju18Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of CaliforniaScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of CaliforniaScripps Institution of Oceanography, University of CaliforniaMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyInternational Marine and Dredging ConsultantsInternational Marine and Dredging ConsultantsFluvesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyU.S. Geological Survey, PCMSCKorea Institute of Ocean Science and TechnologyThe extent of impact by midwater discharge plumes from deep-sea nodule mining will be influenced by the quantity of plume sediment, ocean turbulence and acceptable environmental thresholds, according to numerical modelling and direct experimentshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00213-8 |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Muñoz-Royo Thomas Peacock Matthew H. Alford Jerome A. Smith Arnaud Le Boyer Chinmay S. Kulkarni Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux Patrick J. Haley Chris Mirabito Dayang Wang E. Eric Adams Raphael Ouillon Alexander Breugem Boudewijn Decrop Thijs Lanckriet Rohit B. Supekar Andrew J. Rzeznik Amy Gartman Se-Jong Ju Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds |
| title_full | Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds |
| title_fullStr | Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds |
| title_short | Extent of impact of deep-sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading, turbulence and thresholds |
| title_sort | extent of impact of deep sea nodule mining midwater plumes is influenced by sediment loading turbulence and thresholds |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00213-8 |
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