Revisiting submarine mass movements along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin: Implications for tsunami hazards

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 395-403

  Chaytor, J D ^a   Twichell, D C ^b   Ten Brink, U S ^b   Buczkowski, B J ^b   Andrews, B D ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Quaternary; Sediments; Seismic reflection; Side scan

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TSUNAMIS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SIDE SCAN; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; TSUNAMI GENERATION;

SUBMARINES;

EID: 67650129967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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