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Geomorphology and remote physical properties of late Quaternary slide structures using decimetre-resolution 3D seismic volumes: insights for deep water geohazard assessment

Geomorphology and remote physical properties of late Quaternary slide structures using decimetre-resolution 3D seismic volumes: insights for deep water geohazard assessment
Geomorphology and remote physical properties of late Quaternary slide structures using decimetre-resolution 3D seismic volumes: insights for deep water geohazard assessment
Traditional exploration methods, involving a combination of two-dimensional seismic profiles with cores and/or swath bathymetry/side-scan sonar, do not adequately sample all three spatial dimensions for true morphological mapping of submarine mass movement deposits. It is only with the acquisition of three-dimensional (3D) seismic volumes that the complex 3D nature of these features can be correctly imaged. Over the last 5-10 years, the interpretation of industry-scale 3D seismic volumes from numerous continental shelf locations has allowed effective mapping of the deposit morphology. Features such as head scarps, side walls, extensional/compressional ridges, striations on the basal surface, translated blocks, and preservation/deformation of internal reflectors have been shown to constrain the direction and method of material transport. Here we demonstrate the application of these techniques to the shallow-water environment using decimeter-resolution 3D seismic volumes, with case studies from Trondheimsfjorden (Norway) and Lake Windermere (UK Lake District). Through the mapping of top/base reflector morphologies, internal structure, translated blocks, and head scarps/side walls we demonstrate the same techniques can be used to differentiate flow mechanics (coherent slide blocks, slumped material, debris flows, and a mass flow) and quantify direction of motion at this radically different scale.
400-420
Gulf Coast Section SEPM
Vardy, Mark E.
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Dix, J.K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Bull, J.M.
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Davis, J.W.
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Pinson, Luke J.W.
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L'Heurrux, Jean-Sebastien
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Longva, Oddvar
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Hansen, Louisa
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Chand, Shyam
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Wood, Lesli J.
Simo, Toni T.
Rosen, Norman C.
Vardy, Mark E.
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Dix, J.K.
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Henstock, Timothy J.
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Bull, J.M.
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Davis, J.W.
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Pinson, Luke J.W.
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L'Heurrux, Jean-Sebastien
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Longva, Oddvar
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Hansen, Louisa
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Chand, Shyam
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Wood, Lesli J.
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Rosen, Norman C.

Vardy, Mark E., Dix, J.K., Henstock, Timothy J., Bull, J.M., Davis, J.W., Pinson, Luke J.W., L'Heurrux, Jean-Sebastien, Longva, Oddvar, Hansen, Louisa and Chand, Shyam (2010) Geomorphology and remote physical properties of late Quaternary slide structures using decimetre-resolution 3D seismic volumes: insights for deep water geohazard assessment. Wood, Lesli J., Simo, Toni T. and Rosen, Norman C. (eds.) In Seismic Imaging of Depositional and Geomorphic Systems: 30th Annual Gulf Coast Section SEPM Foundation. Gulf Coast Section SEPM. pp. 400-420 . (doi:10.5724/gcs.10.30.0400).

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Abstract

Traditional exploration methods, involving a combination of two-dimensional seismic profiles with cores and/or swath bathymetry/side-scan sonar, do not adequately sample all three spatial dimensions for true morphological mapping of submarine mass movement deposits. It is only with the acquisition of three-dimensional (3D) seismic volumes that the complex 3D nature of these features can be correctly imaged. Over the last 5-10 years, the interpretation of industry-scale 3D seismic volumes from numerous continental shelf locations has allowed effective mapping of the deposit morphology. Features such as head scarps, side walls, extensional/compressional ridges, striations on the basal surface, translated blocks, and preservation/deformation of internal reflectors have been shown to constrain the direction and method of material transport. Here we demonstrate the application of these techniques to the shallow-water environment using decimeter-resolution 3D seismic volumes, with case studies from Trondheimsfjorden (Norway) and Lake Windermere (UK Lake District). Through the mapping of top/base reflector morphologies, internal structure, translated blocks, and head scarps/side walls we demonstrate the same techniques can be used to differentiate flow mechanics (coherent slide blocks, slumped material, debris flows, and a mass flow) and quantify direction of motion at this radically different scale.

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Published date: December 2010
Venue - Dates: 30th Annual Gulf Coast Section SEPM Foundation Bob F. Perkins Research Conference, Houston, United States, 2010-12-05 - 2010-12-08
Organisations: Geology & Geophysics

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Local EPrints ID: 350838
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/350838
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ORCID for J.K. Dix: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2905-5403
ORCID for Timothy J. Henstock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2132-2514
ORCID for J.M. Bull: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-5807

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Author: Mark E. Vardy
Author: J.K. Dix ORCID iD
Author: J.M. Bull ORCID iD
Author: J.W. Davis
Author: Luke J.W. Pinson
Author: Jean-Sebastien L'Heurrux
Author: Oddvar Longva
Author: Louisa Hansen
Author: Shyam Chand
Editor: Lesli J. Wood
Editor: Toni T. Simo
Editor: Norman C. Rosen

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