title: Suspended Matter in Deep Ocean Water.
abstract: A nepheloid layer has been observed by optical means in the lower part of the water column on the continental slope and rise. By sampling it has been found to be a suspension of lutite, apparently in sufficient quantity to induce downslope flow. Sediment transported in the nepheloid layer may be a major component of deep-sea sediment bodies.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Thorndike