Pelle Adema MSc

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
3584 CB Utrecht

Pelle Adema MSc

PhD Candidate
Sedimentology
p.h.adema@uu.nl

Submarine canyons are channels in the seafloor through which turbidity currents transport enormous amounts of sediment, organic material, and pollution (e.g., micro/macro plastics). The deposits created by these processes serve as archives of Earth's climate and form extensive reservoirs, as well as hotspots for marine life and, unfortunately at times, marine pollution. These canyons are, in a sense, the arteries of the Earth that connect continents and oceans. I want to understand the structure of turbidity currents in these canyons and how they interact with dynamic water masses such as contour currents that flow perpendicular to these canyons.