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Subaqueous mass movements in the context of observations of contemporary slope failure

May 26, 2020

The consequences of subaqueous landslides have been at the forefront of societal conscience more than ever in the last few years, with devastating and fatal events in the Indonesian Archipelago making global news. The new research presented in this volume demonstrates the breadth of ongoing investigation into subaqueous landslides, and shows that while events like the recent ones can be devastating, they are smaller in scale than those Earth has experienced in the past. Understanding the spectrum of subaqueous landslide processes, and therefore the potential societal impact, requires research across all spatial and temporal scales. This volume delivers a compilation of state-of-the-art papers covering regional landslide databases, advanced techniques for in situ measurements, numerical modelling of processes and hazards.

Publication Year 2020
Title Subaqueous mass movements in the context of observations of contemporary slope failure
DOI 10.1144/SP500-2019-237
Authors J.J. Mountjoy, Aggeliki Georgiopoulou, Jason Chaytor, M.A. Clare, D. Gamboa, J. Moernaut
Publication Type Book Chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Index ID 70212030
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center