Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Submarine Slope Failure

Abstract

The long-term goal is to develop: (i) measurements of seafloor morphology that can provide relative but rapid indications of submarine slope stability from bathymetry and high-resolution seismic data; (ii) statistical methods for estimating sediment properties that influence slope stability in areas between and beyond where data exists; and (iii) numerical models of the sediment flows spawned by slope failure and the manner in which they modify continental margin bathymetry and stratigraphy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628361

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People

  • Lincoln F. Pratson

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Continental Slopes
  • Flow
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Geometry
  • High Resolution
  • Marine Geology
  • Measurement
  • Sediments
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Slope Stability
  • Submarines
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbidity Currents
  • Two Dimensional
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