eBook-Submarine Geomorphology

Contents

Introduction................................................. 1 

Aaron Micallef, Sebastian Krastel and Alessandra Savini 

Part I 

Data and Methods in Submarine Geomorphology 

Sidescan Sonar .............................................. 13 

Ingo Klaucke 

Multibeam Echosounders ...................................... 25 

John E. Hughes Clarke 

Reflection and Refraction Seismic Methods ....................... 43 

Gareth J. Crutchley and Heidrun Kopp 

Quantitative Analyses of Morphological Data...................... 63 

Philippe Blondel 

Seafloor Sediment and Rock Sampling ........................... 75 

Aggeliki Georgiopoulou ROVs and AUVs............................................. 93 

Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Katleen Robert, Leigh Marsh, Claudio Lo Iacono, Tim Le Bas and Russell B. Wynn 

Part II 

Submarine Landforms and Processes Origin and Geomorphic Characteristics of Ocean Basins ............ 111

 Peter T. Harris and Miles Macmillan-Lawler 

Drivers of Seafloor Geomorphic Change .......................... 135 

Angelo Camerlenghi 

Shallow Coastal Landforms .........161

Fantina Madricardo and Federica Rizzetto

Continental Shelf Landforms ................................... 185 

Ruth Durán and Jorge Guillén 

Submarine Glacial Landforms.................................. 207 

Christine L. Batchelor, Julian A. Dowdeswell and Dag Ottesen 

Submarine Landslides......................................... 235 

Joshu Mountjoy and Aaron Micallef 

Submarine Canyons and Gullies ................................ 251 

David Amblas, Silvia Ceramicola, Thomas P. Gerber, Miquel Canals, Francesco L. Chiocci, Julian A. Dowdeswell, Peter T. Harris, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Steven Y.J. Lai, Galderic Lastras, Claudio Lo Iacono, Aaron Micallef, Joshu J. Mountjoy, Charles K. Paull, Pere Puig and Anna Sanchez-Vidal 

Submarine Fans and Their Channels, Levees, and Lobes ............ 273 

Mark E. Deptuck and Zoltán Sylvester Contourite 

Drifts and Associated Bedforms ....................... 301 

Ibimina Esentia, Dorrik Stow and Zeinab Smillie 

Volcanic Islands and Seamounts ................................ 333 

Daniele Casalbore Mid-ocean Ridges ............................................ 349 Neil C. Mitchell 

Cold Seep Systems ........................................... 367 

Silvia Ceramicola, Stéphanie Dupré, Luis Somoza and John Woodside 

Abyssal Hills and Abyssal Plains ................................ 389 

Marie-Helene Cormier and Heather Sloan 

Oceanic Trenches ............................................ 409 

Jacob Geersen, David Voelker and Jan H. Behrmann 

Cold-Water Carbonate Bioconstructions.......................... 425 

Claudio Lo Iacono, Alessandra Savini and Daniela Basso 

Part III 

Applied Submarine Geomorphology Applied Geomorphology and Geohazard Assessment for 

Deep water Development .................................... 459 

Roger Moore, Geoff Davis and Oliver Dabson 

Seabed Mining............................................... 481 

Anne Peukert, Sven Petersen, Jens Greinert and François Charlot Fishing Activities............................................. 503 

Ferdinand K.J. Oberle, Pere Puig and Jacobo Martín 

National Programmes: Geomorphological Mapping at Multiple Scales for Multiple Purposes ................................... 535 

Terje Thorsnes, Lilja R. Bjarnadóttir, Alexandra Jarna, Nicole Baeten, Gill Scott, Janine Guinan, Xavier Monteys, Dayton Dove, Sophie Green, Joana Gafeira and Alan Stevenson 

Part IV 

Conclusion Conclusion .................................................. 555 

Aaron Micallef, Sebastian Krastel and Alessandra Savini

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