The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin
Submarine slope failures are a widespread, hazardous phenomenon on continental margins. The prevailing opinion links large submarine landslides along the glaciated NW European continental margins to overpressure generated by the alternation of rapidly deposited glacigenic and hemipelagic material. H...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:26722 2023-05-15T18:29:37+02:00 The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin Elger, Judith Berndt, Christian Krastel, Sebastian Piper, D. J. W. Gross, Felix Spielhagen, Robert F. Meyer, S. 2015-03 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/26722/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/26722/1/2014_Elger-etal_JGeolSoc.pdf https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2014-055 en eng GSL (Geological Society of London) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/26722/1/2014_Elger-etal_JGeolSoc.pdf Elger, J. , Berndt, C. , Krastel, S., Piper, D. J. W., Gross, F., Spielhagen, R. F. and Meyer, S. (2015) The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin. Journal of the Geological Society, 172 (2). pp. 153-156. DOI 10.1144/jgs2014-055 <https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2014-055>. doi:10.1144/jgs2014-055 info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess Article PeerReviewed 2015 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2014-055 2023-04-07T15:16:17Z Submarine slope failures are a widespread, hazardous phenomenon on continental margins. The prevailing opinion links large submarine landslides along the glaciated NW European continental margins to overpressure generated by the alternation of rapidly deposited glacigenic and hemipelagic material. Here, we report a newly discovered large landslide complex off NW Svalbard. It differs from all known large slides off NW Europe, as the available data rule out that this slope failure resulted from rapid glacigenic deposition. This suggests that processes such as contour currents, tectonic faulting, and overpressure build-up related to the gas hydrate system must be considered for hazard assessment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Svalbard Journal of the Geological Society 172 2 153 156 |
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Submarine slope failures are a widespread, hazardous phenomenon on continental margins. The prevailing opinion links large submarine landslides along the glaciated NW European continental margins to overpressure generated by the alternation of rapidly deposited glacigenic and hemipelagic material. Here, we report a newly discovered large landslide complex off NW Svalbard. It differs from all known large slides off NW Europe, as the available data rule out that this slope failure resulted from rapid glacigenic deposition. This suggests that processes such as contour currents, tectonic faulting, and overpressure build-up related to the gas hydrate system must be considered for hazard assessment. |
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Elger, Judith Berndt, Christian Krastel, Sebastian Piper, D. J. W. Gross, Felix Spielhagen, Robert F. Meyer, S. The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin |
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The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin |
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The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin |
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The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/26722/1/2014_Elger-etal_JGeolSoc.pdf Elger, J. , Berndt, C. , Krastel, S., Piper, D. J. W., Gross, F., Spielhagen, R. F. and Meyer, S. (2015) The Fram Slide off Svalbard: a submarine landslide on a low-sedimentation-rate glacial continental margin. Journal of the Geological Society, 172 (2). pp. 153-156. DOI 10.1144/jgs2014-055 <https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2014-055>. doi:10.1144/jgs2014-055 |
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