A tectonic influence on seafloor stability along Australia's North West Shelf

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 596-604

  Hengesh, James V ^a   Whitney, Beau B ^a   Rovere, Alessio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Australia; Geological hazards; North West Shelf; Sea level fluctuation; Seismic hazards; Submarine landslides

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; AUSTRALIA; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; NORTH WEST SHELVES; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

EID: 80052747911     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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