Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences [Hardcover]

Jacques Locat (Editor), J�rgen Mienert (Editor)

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Hardcover: 552 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (Mar 31 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1402012446
ISBN-13: 978-1402012440
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,227,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Did you know that the Grand Bank earthquake of 1929 triggered a huge submarine mass movement which broke submarine cables over a distance of up to 1000 km from its source and generated a tsunami which devastated a small village in Newfoundland killing 27 people? The same happened in Papua New Guinea in 1998 with more than 2000 casualties. Submarine mass movements of various sizes and styles are shaping the sea floor and are of concern for many facets of human activities both onshore and offshore. These include the development of natural resources, energy and communication transport, coastal infrastructures and communities. This book provides a world-wide perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. This has been made possible by assembling excellent contributions from active researchers, groups, or institutions, thus providing full coverage of the many scientific and engineering aspects of this type of marine and coastal geo-hazard. It covers fundamental as well as site specific studies from many areas including the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, inner seas like the Mediterranean Sea, and fjords using the most recent technologies from multibeam sonar imaging techniques, 3D seismic analysis, slope stability analysis, to debris flow and tsunami modeling.

Audience: This book is of interest to any researcher in the field of marine and coastal geo-hazards. It will be useful for planners, scientists and engineers involved in the development of offshore and near-shore resources and also to those in charge of the management and mitigation of coastal hazards. For graduate students, this book provides an up-to-date vision of the process of submarine mass movements and their consequences from both a scientific and an engineering standpoint, and it includes a unique collection of the existing literature on marine geo-hazards.

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Text provides a world-wide perspective of submarine mass movements and their consequences. Includes contributions from active researchers, groups, and institutions; providing full coverage of the scientific and engineering aspects of this type of marine and coastal geo-hazard.

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