Impact action of submarine slides on pipelines: A review of the state-of-the-art since 2008

N Fan, J Jiang, T Nian, Y Dong, L Guo, C Fu, Z Tian… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
Submarine slides pose a serious threat to the safety of transmission pipelines in offshore
petroleum engineering. This threat is mainly manifested in the fact that pipelines are …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of weak layers, physical controls on their global distribution and their role in submarine landslide formation

R Gatter, MA Clare, J Kuhlmann, K Huhn - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Submarine landslides pose a hazard to coastal communities as they can generate powerful
tsunamis, and threaten critical offshore infrastructure such as seafloor cable networks that …

Extreme erosion and bulking in a giant submarine gravity flow

C Böttner, CJ Stevenson, R Englert, M Schönke… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Sediment gravity flows are ubiquitous agents of transport, erosion, and deposition across
Earth's surface, including terrestrial debris flows, snow avalanches, and submarine turbidity …

Recent climatic and anthropogenic impacts on endemic species in southwestern Morocco

X Zhao, L Dupont, R Cheddadi, M Kölling… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Morocco is an area subject to recurrent severe droughts, desertification and an increasing
land degradation. It is within a Mediterranean hotspot of biodiversity as it harbors many …

The Baiyun Slide Complex, South China Sea: A modern example of slope instability controlling submarine-channel incision on continental slopes

W Li, TM Alves, M Rebesco, J Sun, J Li, S Li… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Baiyun Slide Complex is one of the largest submarine landslides on the
northern margin of the South China Sea. Newly acquired high-resolution bathymetric data …

[HTML][HTML] Development of submarine canyons on the continental slope of the Okinawa Trough with potential origin related to methane seepage

D Li, X Liu, H Cheng, J Liang, S Xu, G Dong, C Li… - Ore Geology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Submarine canyons serve as conduits to transport terrigenous detrital sediment and organic
carbon to the deep sea. Herein, we carried out a detailed analysis of the geomorphological …

Earthquake response and post-earthquake stability assessment of submarine clay slopes

Z Li, T Chen, H Liu, C Ji, C Zhu, C Hu, Y Jia - Applied Ocean Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Earthquakes are the most frequent trigger for submarine landslides; thus, seismic instability
evaluation of submarine slopes has received considerable attention. Previous studies have …

Origin, evolution and significance of giant buried sediment mounds near the Sahara Slide Complex, North‐west African margin

W Li, S Krastel, TM Alves, S Jing, M Rebesco… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed turbidite–contourite depositional systems result from interactions between down‐
slope turbidity currents and along‐slope bottom currents, comprising excellent records of …

The role of bottom currents on the morphological development around a drowned carbonate platform, NW South China Sea

K Yu, TM Alves, W Li, S Li, J Li, F Zhao, S Wu… - Journal of Ocean …, 2022 - Springer
The seafloor around carbonate platforms is largely shaped and modified by downslope
processes. However, the role of alongslope processes, including bottom currents, on the …

Spatial distribution of bedforms and related flow processes around canyon mouths: Insights from the Rovuma Basin (offshore Mozambique)

Y Chen, Y Lu, X Wang, G Fan, L Li, X Xu, G Zuo… - Basin …, 2024 - earthdoc.org
Bedforms associated with turbidite systems are commonly observed on seafloor. Previous
studies have analysed bedform morphological and sedimentary features to determine their …