[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of weak layers, physical controls on their global distribution and their role in submarine landslide formation

R Gatter, MA Clare, J Kuhlmann, K Huhn - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Submarine landslides pose a hazard to coastal communities as they can generate powerful
tsunamis, and threaten critical offshore infrastructure such as seafloor cable networks that …

Giant submarine landslide in the South China Sea: Evidence, causes, and implications

C Zhu, S Cheng, Q Li, H Shan, J Lu, Z Shen… - Journal of Marine …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Submarine landslides can be tremendous in scale. They are one of the most important
processes for global sediment fluxes and tsunami generation. However, studies of …

Morphometry of mass-transport deposits as a predictive tool

L Moscardelli, L Wood - Bulletin, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Mass-transport deposits (MTDs) are gravity-induced units that represent an important
component of modern and ancient deep-water stratigraphic successions. MTDs have been …

Styles of basal interaction beneath mass transport deposits

MS Sobiesiak, B Kneller, GI Alsop, JP Milana - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Erosion of the seafloor is often interpreted to be the result of turbidity currents and reflects
their frictional and non-cohesive nature. However, evidence of the interaction between …

[HTML][HTML] Propagation of frontally confined subaqueous landslides: Insights from combining geophysical, sedimentological, and geotechnical analysis

M Sammartini, J Moernaut, A Kopf, S Stegmann… - Sedimentary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Subaquatic mass movements are common in marine and lacustrine environments, but due
to their barely predictable nature, direct observations of these processes are limited so that …

Large-scale carbonate submarine mass-wasting along the northwestern slope of the Great Bahama Bank (Bahamas): Morphology, architecture, and mechanisms

M Principaud, T Mulder, H Gillet, J Borgomano - Sedimentary Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Along the northwestern margin of the Great Bahama Bank (Bahamas), high-resolution
multibeam bathymetry maps have revealed large escarpments, 80–100 m in height, and …

Frontal emplacement and mobility of sublacustrine landslides: results from morphometric and seismostratigraphic analysis

J Moernaut, M De Batist - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
The morphometric characteristics of 96 sublacustrine landslide complexes were measured
on dense grids of high-resolution seismic reflection data from several lakes worldwide and …

Constraining the sedimentology and stratigraphy of submarine intraslope lobe deposits using exhumed examples from the Karoo Basin, South Africa

YT Spychala, DM Hodgson, SS Flint, NP Mountney - Sedimentary Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Intraslope lobe deposits provide a process record of the infill of accommodation on
submarine slopes and their recognition enables the accurate reconstruction of the …

A 3-dimensional seismic method to assess the provenance of Mass-Transport Deposits (MTDs) on salt-rich continental slopes (Espírito Santo Basin, SE Brazil)

KO Omosanya, TM Alves - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Provenance studies of Mass-Transport Deposits (MTDs) frequently rely on the analysis of
kinematic indicators. In this work, we use seismic facies analyses, measurements of …

Modern submarine landslide complexes: a short review

K Huhn, M Arroyo, A Cattaneo, MA Clare… - … from outcrops to …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Submarine landslides have been identified in almost all ocean basins worldwide. The
largest submarine landslides occur on very shallow slopes and can be far larger than any …