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Quantifying Morphological Processes lays the foundation for a better assessment of landslide hazard and sediment transport for resource utilization.
Uri ten Brink's Quantifying Morphological Processes research includes:
- Submarine Slope Failures
- Tsunamis
- Sediment Compaction
- Atlantic Margin Morphology, Canyon Formation, and Landslide Initiation
- Caribbean Margin Landslides and Bathymetry
- Glaciated Continental Shelves of the Antarctic Margin
Publications associateded with Uri ten Brink's quantifying morphological processes research.
Geomorphic characterization of four shelf-sourced submarine canyons along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental margin
Size distributions and failure initiation of submarine and subaerial landslides
Morphology of late Quaternary submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin
Geomorphology, stability and mobility of the Currituck slide
Size distribution of submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic margin
Assessment of tsunami hazard to the U.S. East Coast using relationships between submarine landslides and earthquakes
Sediment compaction rates and subsidence in deltaic plains: Numerical constraints and stratigraphic influences
Size distribution of submarine landslides and its implication to tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico
We have established for the first time a size frequency distribution for carbonate submarine slope failures. Using detailed bathymetry along the northern edge of the carbonate platform north of Puerto Rico, we show that the cumulative distribution of slope failure volumes follows a power-law distribution. The power-law exponent of this distribution is similar to those for rock falls on land, comme
Morphology and stratal geometry of the Antarctic continental shelf: Insights from models
Glacial morphology and depositional sequences of the Antarctic Continental Shelf
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Quantifying Morphological Processes lays the foundation for a better assessment of landslide hazard and sediment transport for resource utilization.
Uri ten Brink's Quantifying Morphological Processes research includes:
- Submarine Slope Failures
- Tsunamis
- Sediment Compaction
- Atlantic Margin Morphology, Canyon Formation, and Landslide Initiation
- Caribbean Margin Landslides and Bathymetry
- Glaciated Continental Shelves of the Antarctic Margin
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Publications associateded with Uri ten Brink's quantifying morphological processes research.
Filter Total Items: 22Geomorphic characterization of four shelf-sourced submarine canyons along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic continental margin
Shelf-sourced submarine canyons are common features of continental margins and are fundamental to deep-sea sedimentary systems. Despite their geomorphic and geologic significance, relatively few passive margin shelf-breaching canyons worldwide have been mapped using modern geophysical methods. Between 2007 and 2012 a series of geophysical surveys was conducted across four major canyons of the US MAuthorsJeffrey Obelcz, Daniel S. Brothers, Jason D. Chaytor, Uri S. ten Brink, Steve W. Ross, Sandra BrookeSize distributions and failure initiation of submarine and subaerial landslides
Landslides are often viewed together with other natural hazards, such as earthquakes and fires, as phenomena whose size distribution obeys an inverse power law. Inverse power law distributions are the result of additive avalanche processes, in which the final size cannot be predicted at the onset of the disturbance. Volume and area distributions of submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic contAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, R. Barkan, B.D. Andrews, J.D. ChaytorMorphology of late Quaternary submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin
The nearly complete coverage of the U.S. Atlantic continental slope and rise by multibeam bathymetry and backscatter imagery provides an opportunity to reevaluate the distribution of submarine landslides along the margin and reassess the controls on their formation. Landslides can be divided into two categories based on their source areas: those sourced in submarine canyons and those sourced on thAuthorsD. C. Twichell, J.D. Chaytor, Uri S. ten Brink, B. BuczkowskiGeomorphology, stability and mobility of the Currituck slide
Over the last 100,000??years, the U.S. Atlantic continental margin has experienced various types of mass movements some of which are believed to have taken place at times of low sea level. At one of these times of low sea level a significant trigger caused a major submarine mass movement off the coast of Virginia: the Currituck slide which is believed to have taken place between 24 and 50??ka ago.AuthorsJ. Locat, H. Lee, Uri S. ten Brink, D. Twichell, E. Geist, M. SansoucySize distribution of submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic margin
Assessment of the probability for destructive landslide-generated tsunamis depends on the knowledge of the number, size, and frequency of large submarine landslides. This paper investigates the size distribution of submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic continental slope and rise using the size of the landslide source regions (landslide failure scars). Landslide scars along the margin identiAuthorsJ.D. Chaytor, Uri S. ten Brink, A.R. Solow, B.D. AndrewsAssessment of tsunami hazard to the U.S. East Coast using relationships between submarine landslides and earthquakes
Submarine landslides along the continental slope of the U.S. Atlantic margin are potential sources for tsunamis along the U.S. East coast. The magnitude of potential tsunamis depends on the volume and location of the landslides, and tsunami frequency depends on their recurrence interval. However, the size and recurrence interval of submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic margin is poorly knowAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, H. J. Lee, E.L. Geist, D. TwichellSediment compaction rates and subsidence in deltaic plains: Numerical constraints and stratigraphic influences
Natural sediment compaction in deltaic plains influences subsidence rates and the evolution of deltaic morphology. Determining compaction rates requires detailed knowledge of subsurface geotechnical properties and depositional history, neither of which is often readily available. To overcome this lack of knowledge, we numerically forward model the incremental sedimentation and compaction of stochaAuthorsT.A. Meckel, Uri S. ten Brink, S. J. WilliamsSize distribution of submarine landslides and its implication to tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico
We have established for the first time a size frequency distribution for carbonate submarine slope failures. Using detailed bathymetry along the northern edge of the carbonate platform north of Puerto Rico, we show that the cumulative distribution of slope failure volumes follows a power-law distribution. The power-law exponent of this distribution is similar to those for rock falls on land, comme
AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, E.L. Geist, B.D. AndrewsMorphology and stratal geometry of the Antarctic continental shelf: Insights from models
Reconstruction of past ice-sheet fluctuations from the stratigraphy of glaciated continental shelves requires understanding of the relationships among the stratal geometry, glacial and marine sedimentary processes, and ice dynamics. We investigate the formation of the morphology and the broad stratal geometry of topsets on the Antarctic continental shelf with numerical models. Our models assume thAuthorsAlan K. Cooper, Peter F. Barker, Giuliano BrancoliniGlacial morphology and depositional sequences of the Antarctic Continental Shelf
We propose a simple model for the unusual depositional sequences and morphology of the Antarctic continental shelf. Our model considers the regional stratal geometry and the reversed morphology of the Antarctic continental shelf to be principally the results of time-integrated effects of glacial erosion and sedimentation related to the location of the ice grounding line. The model offers several gAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Christopher Schneider