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European Margin Sediment Dynamics

Side-Scan Sonar and Seismic Images

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Editors:
  1. Jürgen Mienert

    1. Institute of Geology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

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  2. Philip Weaver

    1. Southampton Oceanography Centre European Way, Empress Dock, University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain

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  • Broad approach of the subject by using various disciplines
  • Contains a large quantity of original photographs published for the first time

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This book provides acoustic images about sedimentary systems of the shelf edge, slope and deep-sea-floor. Data obtained by the European North Atlantic Margin and the STEAM Project shows areas of potential instability and deepwater sediment transport systems on the continental slope. The knowledge gained can be used by both academia and hydrocarbon industry so as to arrive at a better understanding of continental margins and the processes shaping them. It will also interest colleagues in earth sciences involved in margin surveys for environmental studies. The current global trend in marine resource development is to move into deeper water, and this book can provide examples relevant to other passive margins around the world. There is a growing need for reliable measurements in deep water and knowledge related to stabilisation. Slope stability problems will be identified with greater reliability, thus improving safety standards for coastal and offshore environmental policies.

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Table of contents (51 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. Mienert, P. P. E. Weaver
      Pages 1-8

  3. Summary of Geophysical Techniques

    1. Summary of Geophysical Techniques

      • D. G. Masson
      Pages 9-16

  4. Norwegian Margin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. The Norwegian Margin

      • T. O. Vorren, H. P. Sejrup, J. A. Dowdeswell
      Pages 19-30

    3. Slides and Debris Flows

      1. GLORIA Long-Range Sidescan Sonar Mosaic of the North Norwegian Margin (67–75°N)
        • J. A. Dowdeswell, N. H. Kenyon, J. Taylor
        Pages 31-35
      2. Large-Scale Slides on the North Norwegian Margin Imaged by GLORIA
        • J. Taylor, J. A. Dowdeswell, N. H. Kenyon
        Pages 37-43
      3. The Northern Storegga Slide Escarpment — Morphology and Features
        • H. Haflidason, A. Gravdal, H. P. Sejrup
        Pages 45-53
      4. A Weak Layer Feature on the Northern Storegga Slide Escarpment
        • H. Haflidason, H. P. Sejrup, I. M. Berstad, A. Nygård, T. Richter, P. Bryn et al.
        Pages 55-62
      5. Morphology of a Non-glacigenic Debris Flow Lobe in the Helland Hansen Area Investigated with 3D Seismic Data
        • A. Nygård, H. Haflidason, H. P. Sejrup
        Pages 63-65
      6. The Trænadjupet Slide: Sediment Disintegration and Flow
        • J. S. Laberg, T. O. Vorren
        Pages 67-70

    5. Channels

      1. Canyon and Channel Systems in the Lofoten Basin, Norwegian Margin
        • J. Taylor, J. A. Dowdeswell, N. H. Kenyon
        Pages 93-97
      2. Morphology of the Lofoten Basin Channel
        • J. S. Laberg, T. O. Vorren
        Pages 99-101

    6. Drifts

      1. The Lofoten Contourite Drift: High-Resolution Seismic Stratigraphy
        • J. S. Laberg, T. O. Vorren
        Pages 103-105

    7. Gas Hydrates and Fluid Escape Features

      1. Gas Hydrates at Storegga Slide
        • J. Mienert, K. Andreassen, S. Bünz
        Pages 107-110
      2. Seabed and Subsurface Features on the Southern Vøring Plateau and Northern Storegga Slide Escarpment
        • A. Gravdal, H. Haflidason, D. Evans
        Pages 111-117
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Geology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

    Jürgen Mienert

  • Southampton Oceanography Centre European Way, Empress Dock, University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain

    Philip Weaver

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: European Margin Sediment Dynamics

  • Book Subtitle: Side-Scan Sonar and Seismic Images

  • Editors: Jürgen Mienert, Philip Weaver

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55846-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42393-5Published: 16 December 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62689-0Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-55846-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 309

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Oceanography, Mineral Resources, Geophysics/Geodesy, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)

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