عنوان

European Margin Sediment Dynamics :

(Number (ISBN

3642558461

(Number (ISBN

9783642558467

Number

b570223

Title Proper

European Margin Sediment Dynamics :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Side-Scan Sonar and Seismic Images

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Jrgen Mienert, Philip Weaver.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Berlin

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2003

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(XII, 309 p)

Text of Note

This book provides acoustic images about sedimentary systems of the shelf edge, slope and deep-sea-floor. Data obtained by the European North Atlantic Margin and the STEAM Project shows areas of potential instability and deepwater sediment transport systems on the continental slope. The knowledge gained can be used by both academia and hydrocarbon industry so as to arrive at a better understanding of continental margins and the processes shaping them. It will also interest colleagues in earth sciences involved in margin surveys for environmental studies. The current global trend in marine resource development is to move into deeper water, and this book can provide examples relevant to other passive margins around the world. There is a growing need for reliable measurements in deep water and knowledge related to stabilisation. Slope stability problems will be identified with greater reliability, thus improving safety standards for coastal and offshore environmental policies.

Earth Sciences.

Oceanography.

Sedimentology.

edited by Jrgen Mienert, Philip Weaver.

Jrgen Mienert

Philip Weaver

Electronic name

[Book]

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