Distribution, morphology and triggers of submarine mass wasting in the Sea of Marmara

Marine Geology

Volumn 329-331, Issue , 2012, Pages 58-74

  Zitter, T A C ^a   Grall, C ^a,e   Henry, P ^a   Ozeren M S ^b   Cagatay M N ^b   Sengor A M C ^b   Gasperini, L ^c   de Lépinay, B Mercier ^d   Geli L ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Mass wasting; Normal faulting; Sea of Marmara; Sea level; Seafloor morphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; AGE DETERMINATION; BATHYMETRIC DATA; BLACK SEA; CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; DEBRIS FLOWS; DEEP BASIN; ECHO SOUNDERS; EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL; HIGH RESOLUTION; MASS MOVEMENT; MASS WASTING; NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT; PRE-CONDITIONING; SEA FLOOR; SEA OF MARMARA; SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SMALL SCALE; STEEP SLOPE; STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE SLOPES; TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENT; TRANSTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

DEBRIS; FAULTING; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SLOPE STABILITY;

GRAVITATION;

AGE DETERMINATION; BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEBRIS FLOW; ECHO SOUNDER; EUSTACY; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE; MASS WASTING; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SLOPE STABILITY; TECTONICS; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TRANSGRESSION; TRIGGER MECHANISM; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 84870064194     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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