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2000, Oceanography 13(3):83–84, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.16

Geological Perturbations and Consequences of Extreme and Unexpected Phenomena in the Ocean

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James P.M. Syvitski | University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Have you ever wondered how the ocean and seafloor react to rare but high energy extents, such as tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, extreme river floods, massive iceberg calving events, submarine slides and debris flows, or maybe the perfect storm that could tear apart the ocean bottom? During the 1999 TOS Science Meeting, held in Reno, Nevada (Oceanography V.12, No. 2 and supplement) a group of experts were invited to reflect on geological perturbations and consequences of such extreme events.

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Syvitski, J.P.M. 2000. Geological perturbations and consequences of extreme and unexpected phenomena in the ocean. Oceanography 13(3):83–84, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2000.16.

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