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RRS James Cook Cruise 27, 05 AUG-03 SEP 2008. Investigating landslide and gravity flow geohazards along the northeast Atlantic continental margin

R. B. Wynn-2009-01-01-ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
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The primary aim of JC027 was to collect sediment cores from a series of deep-water basins<br/>along the northeast Atlantic continental margin, in order to determine the character, frequency<br/>and potential geohazard of landslides and gravity flows in the region. Target areas included the<br/>submarine slopes north of the Canary Islands, the Agadir Basin, the Seine, Horseshoe, Tagus,<br/>Iberia and Biscay Abyssal Plains, and a series of feeder canyons and channels. In addition,<br/>Autosub6000 was deployed on its first scientific missions in order to investigate the erosive<br/>power of large-scale gravity flows in canyon mouth environments.<br/>Despite a late change to the schedule, JC027 proved to be a highly successful cruise. A total<br/>of 63 stations were visited, with deployments including five Autosub6000 dives, five<br/>megacores and 55 piston cores. There was very little weather or technical downtime, which<br/>ensu

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The primary aim of JC027 was to collect sediment cores from a series of deep-water basins<br/>along the northeast Atlantic continental margin, in order to determine the character, frequency<br/>and potential geohazard of landslides and gravity flows in the region. Target areas included the<br/>submarine slopes north of the Canary Islands, the Agadir Basin, the Seine, Horseshoe, Tagus,<br/>Iberia and Biscay Abyssal Plains, and a series of feeder canyons and channels. In addition,<br/>Autosub6000 was deployed on its first scientific missions in order to investigate the erosive<br/>power of large-scale gravity flows in canyon mouth environments.<br/>Despite a late change to the schedule, JC027 proved to be a highly successful cruise. A total<br/>of 63 stations were visited, with deployments including five Autosub6000 dives, five<br/>megacores and 55 piston cores. There was very little weather or technical downtime, which<br/>ensu

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GeologyGeohazardCanyonBathymetryLandslideContinental marginAbyssal plainOceanography

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