• Geology
• Published 2003
• DOI:10.1029/2002JB001997

Susceptibility of mid‐ocean ridge volcanic islands and seamounts to large‐scale landsliding

@inproceedings{Mitchell2003SusceptibilityOM,
  title={Susceptibility of mid‐ocean ridge volcanic islands and seamounts to large‐scale landsliding},
  author={Neil C. Mitchell},
  year={2003}
}

• Neil C. Mitchell

[1] With a view to assessing the incidence of large-scale landsliding, a morphologic database was created for volcanic islands and seamounts on young oceanic lithosphere. The database included 44 mid-ocean ridge seamounts, Jasper seamount and the islands of Ascension, Bouvet, Guadalupe, and several of the Galapagos and Azores Islands, supplemented with published reports from a further five volcanic edifices. The data reveal that major landslides are common on edifices taller than 2500 m but are… CONTINUE READING

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