Overview
- Unique subject that is addressed in very few other publications and interest is growing rapidly
- Latest contribution (the third) in a series of books from earlier meeting
- State of knowledge of submarine mass movements and their consequences
- Engineering and environmental considerations of submarine slope failures
- Tsunami potential of submarine mass movements
Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 28)
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Table of contents (62 chapters)
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Submarine Mass Movements in Margin Construction and Economic Significance
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Submarine Mass Movements and Tsunamis
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About this book
Recent global events such as the devastating 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami, the 2004 Sumatran tsunami and the 2006 SE Asia undersea network cable failure underscore the societal and economic effects of submarine mass movements. These events call upon the scientific community to understand submarine mass movement processes and consequences to assist in hazard assessment, mitigation and planning. Additionally, submarine mass movements are beginning to be recognized as prevalent in continental margin geologic sections. As such, they represent a significant if not dominant role in margin sedimentary processes. They also represent a potential hazard to hydrocarbon exploration and development, but also represent exploration indicators and targets. This volume consists of a collection of the latest scientific research by international experts in geological, geophysical, engineering and environment aspects of submarine mass failures, focussed on understanding the full spectrum of challenges presented by submarine mass movements and their consequences.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences
Book Subtitle: 4th International Symposium
Editors: David C. Mosher, R. Craig Shipp, Lorena Moscardelli, Jason D. Chaytor, Christopher D. P. Baxter, Homa J. Lee, Roger Urgeles
Series Title: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3071-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-3070-2Published: 03 November 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7709-4Published: 05 May 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-3071-9Published: 27 October 2009
Series ISSN: 1878-9897
Series E-ISSN: 2213-6959
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 786
Number of Illustrations: 343 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oceanography, Physical Geography