Geomorphology of Headless Submarine Canyons: Prediction of Slope Failure, Sediment Strength and Pore Pressure Gradient, and the Regular Spacing of Submarine Canyons,

Abstract

The long term goal of this project is to understand the interaction between tectonic and hydrologic forcing and the resultant creation and modification of seafloor geomorphology. The initial objective of this project was to ground-truth the hypothesis that there is a causative relationship between geomorphology and fluid expulsion at the seafloor. Once that relationship was established, we sought to determine the hydrologic and geotechnical state of the venting and non-venting regions. The hydrologic and geotechnical data can be used together with the seafloor observations to model slope failure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298959

Entities

People

  • Daniel L. Orange

Organizations

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Chemistry
  • Costa Rica
  • Deep Oceans
  • Deep Water
  • Expulsion
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluids
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Hydrogen Sulfides
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Pore Pressure
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Ridges
  • Submarine Canyons

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Geotechnical Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space