Terrestrial-style slow-moving earthflow kinematics in a submarine landslide complex

Marine Geology

Volumn 267, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 114-127

  Mountjoy, Joshu J ^a,b   McKean, Jim ^c   Barnes, Philip M ^a   Pettinga, Jarg R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

EM300 multibeam; landslide kinematics; mass transport complex; morphometric analysis; submarine earthflow; submarine geomorphology

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY SHEAR ZONE; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; DEFORMATION PATTERN; DIFFERENT PROCESS; EM300 MULTIBEAM; INTERNAL DEFORMATION; LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS; MASS TRANSPORT COMPLEX; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS; MULTI-BEAM; MULTI-CHANNEL SEISMIC; MULTIBEAM DATA; NEW SOURCES; NEW ZEALAND; PIEZOMETRIC LEVELS; REMOBILISATION; SEA FLOOR; STRONG GROUND MOTION; SUBMARINE ENVIRONMENT; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES;

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; DEBRIS; DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; MASS TRANSFER; PORE PRESSURE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SUBMARINES;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; DEBRIS FLOW; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISSIPATION; EARTHQUAKE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GROUND MOTION; KINEMATICS; MASS TRANSPORT; MORPHOMETRY; PIEZOMETER; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; HIKURANGI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

EID: 70449518975     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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