@misc{chen_linking_oceanographic_2022, author={Chen, H., Zhang, W., Xie, X., Gao, Y., Liu, S., Ren, J., Wang, D., Su, M.}, title={Linking oceanographic processes to contourite features: Numerical modelling of currents influencing a contourite depositional system on the northern South China Sea margin}, year={2022}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106714}, abstract = {The results of this study show a clear link between bottom currents' behaviours (e.g., mean flow condition and variability) and contouritic depositional patterns, which suggest that continental slopes can be effectively shaped by large-scale ocean circulations through the topography-current interaction. The weakest hydrodynamic condition and highest sediment accumulation rate, occurring in the ~800 m thick transition domain between two water masses in the study area, facilitate the development of plastered drifts at the seaward side of contourite terraces. The outcomes of our study may have broad implications for understanding the relationship between processes and products in continental margins.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106714} (DOI). Chen, H.; Zhang, W.; Xie, X.; Gao, Y.; Liu, S.; Ren, J.; Wang, D.; Su, M.: Linking oceanographic processes to contourite features: Numerical modelling of currents influencing a contourite depositional system on the northern South China Sea margin. Marine Geology. 2022. vol. 444, 106714. DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106714}}