Submarine slope failures due to pipe structure formation

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 715 - 6
• Main Authors: Elger, Judith, Berndt, Christian, Rüpke, Lars, Krastel, Sebastian, Gross, Felix, Geissler, Wolfram H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.02.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/2151/213/4116; 704/2151/2809; 704/4111; Bottom water; Computational fluid dynamics; Environmental changes; Failure; Gas hydrates; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrates; Landslides; Landslides & mudslides; Mathematical models; multidisciplinary; Ocean models; Overpressure; Permeability; Pipes; Polar environments; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sea level; Seismic stability; Seismic surveys; Slope stability; Water depth

There is a strong spatial correlation between submarine slope failures and the occurrence of gas hydrates. This has been attributed to the dynamic nature of gas hydrate systems and the potential reduction of slope stability due to bottom water warming or sea level drop. However, 30 years of research...