Reassessment of seismically induced, tsunamigenic submarine slope failures in Port Valdez, Alaska, USA

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 357-365

  Lee, H J ^a   Ryan, H ^a   Haeussler, P J ^b   Kayen, R E ^a   Hampton, M A ^a   Locat, J ^c   Suleimani, E ^d   Alexander, C R ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Earthquake; Submarine landslide; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; TSUNAMIS;

ACOUSTIC SIGNATURE; ALASKA; ALASKA EARTHQUAKES; DEBRIS FLOW DEPOSITS; LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS; SUB-BOTTOM PROFILES; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; SUBMARINE SLOPE FAILURES;

LANDSLIDES;

EID: 84986197806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_37     Document Type: Conference Paper

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