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MARINE GEO-HAZARD [1 record]

Record 1 2022-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
  • Oceanography
DEF

[A] geological [condition] at the sea floor or within sub-bottom sediments that, if unrecognized, could result in dangerous or catastrophic events with attendant risks to life and/or infrastructure.

OBS

Examples of [marine geohazards] include earthquakes and submarine landslides that can trigger tsunamis, iceberg scouring of the seabed, and gas migration or build-up that can lead to locally overpressurized sediments and potential terrain instability and/or blowouts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
  • Océanographie
Key term(s)
  • géo-risque marin

Spanish

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