Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/01013
Evaluation of regional slope stability of the European Continental Margin
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr LM Parson, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor D Masson, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Geohazards
- Abstract:
- There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/01013
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Ocean Margins LINK
This grant award has a total value of £145,448
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £88,385 | £3,876 | £5,170 | £7,361 | £40,657 |
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