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We illustrate and compare several natural examples of recent submarine mass movements along the NW Mediterranean margin and discuss the respective role of the main parameters controlling slope failures, including slope angle and high pore-fluid pressure. We then present results of pilot experiments testing how an increase in pore fluid pressure can trigger spontaneous downslope gliding of sediments along the margin’s slope.
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Vendeville, B.C., Gaullier, V. (2003). Role of Pore-Fluid Pressure and Slope Angle in Triggering Submarine Mass Movements: Natural Examples and Pilot Experimental Models. In: Locat, J., Mienert, J., Boisvert, L. (eds) Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0093-2_16
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