#Erosion in Ocean Basin
05-Mar-95 20:40:51
Sb: #Erosion in Ocean Basin
Fm: Doug Mitchell 70621,702
To: Kamron Kirkconnell 73740,2246
Hi, Kamron–
>> Its also strange that the deep trenches haven't filled with sediment.
It is not surprising if the sediments in the trenches are continually being
pulled under with the subducting plate. The interesting question is how fast
do the sediments accumulate vs. how fast are they subducted.
–Doug