Abstract
Mudwaves, with wavelengths up to 6 km and heigths up to 100 m, are commonly found in the deep sea where steady, sediment-laden currents are present; their internal structure suggests that they have migrated with time. Lee waves appear to be generated in the density gradient above the sinusoidal mudwave topography; the near-bottom flow field associated with the lee waves creates a cross-wave asymmetry in bottom current velocity. A model of bottom flow and sedimentation rate for a transverse mudwave shows that prefernential deposition occurs on the upstream flanks and the bed forms migrate upstream. The flow conditions for such lee waves are common in the deep sea; therefore many mudwaves are probably active under present flow conditions. The model suggests that for a given wave, the ratio of downstream-upstream sedimentation rate varies primarily with flow velocity. Thus changes in this ratio, determined by seismic or sampling techniques, might be used to determine past variations in flow velocity.
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