| Institution: | 1. Ifremer, Centre de Brest, DRO/GM, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, France;2. Department of Geology, University of Tromsoe, Norway;3. Geologisk Institut, Bergen, Norway;4. Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK;5. Institut français du pétrole, 1, av. de Bois-Préau, 92852 Rueil Malmaison cedex, France |
| Abstract: | The Storegga slides, off Norway, are among the largest submarine slides ever known on a continental slope. The HYDRATECH cruise on N/O Le Suroît aimed at a high-resolution survey of an area at the northern boundary of the slides. This survey images in great detail the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) extent and properties, the various fluid escape structures and the sediment deformations. The combination and the quality of the data help to understand the still poorly constrained relationships between fluid escapes, gas hydrates and slope stability in the survey area. To cite this article: H. Nouzé et al., C. R. Geoscience 336 (2004). |
