Insights into Submarine Geohazards from Breaks in Subsea Telecommunication Cables
The original discovery of active submarine landslides and turbidity currents in the deep ocean was made in the 1950s through analysis of breaks in transoceanic communications cables. Further insights regarding the causes, frequency, and behavior of damaging submarine flows are presented here, based...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/27-2_carter.pdf |