The lifecycle of mid-ocean ridge seamounts and their prodigious flank collapses
- Submitting institution
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Kingston University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12-058-1613
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115867
- Title of journal
- Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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- First page
- 115867
- Volume
- 530
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- ISSN
- 0012-821X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2020
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This study is the first to utilise the deep-sea sediment record to fully document the lifecycle of mid-ocean ridge seamounts and their prodigious flank collapses. It demonstrates that seamounts are susceptible to large-volume (30 – 50 km3) submarine landslides throughout their life cycle. These seamounts pose a previously unrecognised geohazard; any future exploitation of seamounts for mineral reserves should focus on sites with dormant or extinct volcanic systems.
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- Non-English
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