Susceptibility of mid-ocean ridge volcanic islands and seamounts to large-scale landsliding

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Mitchell, Neil C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Landslides; Multibeam sonar; Side scan sonar; Slope stability; Volcanic debris avalanche

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; LANDSLIDE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEAMOUNT; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

EID: 0344944801     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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