Title:
A Mysterious Network of Underwater Rivers Appears to Surround The Australian Coast
Author:
Peter Dockrill
Published:
Science Alert, 18 June 2020
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-network-of-underwater-rivers-appears-to-surround-the-australian-coast
From the article:
Scientists have discovered an unprecedented system of underwater rivers flowing hidden from view along the continental shelf of Australia, on a scale unknown anywhere else in the world.
This phenomenon – called Dense Shelf Water Cascades – appears to surround most of the country, according to new data recorded by ocean glider submersibles, which so far have detected the underwater flows along more than 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) of Australian coastline.
"This is the most significant discovery for coastal oceanography in recent decades, not only in Australia but globally," says oceanographer Chari Pattiaratchi from the University of Western Australia (UWA).