Hyperpycnal Discharge of Fluvial Sediment to the Ocean: Impact of Super-Typhoon Herb (1996) on Taiwanese Rivers: A Discussion

摘要

Submarine canyons are important pathways for terrestrial and shallow marine sediments transported to the deep-sea basins (Shepard 1981; Mulder et al.2004).The Penghu and Kaoping submarine canyons on the southwestern Taiwan margin are no exception.Regarding the fate of hyperpycnal discharge from rivers in southwestern Taiwan,Milliman and Kao (2005) postulated that the Kaoping and Penghu submarine canyons serve as sediment conduits for transporting parts of sediments derived from southwestern Taiwan to the South China Sea.