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View article: Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Nice Airport Landslide Area
Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Nice Airport Landslide Area Open
Natural radioactivity was measured and analyzed at the Nice Slope for over a month using radon daughters in order to trace groundwater movement from a coastal aquifer to a nearshore continental shelf. Such groundwater movement may have res…
View article: Exploring Site‐Specific Carbon Dioxide Removal Options With Storage or Sequestration in the Marine Environment – The 10 Mt CO<sub>2</sub> yr<sup>−1</sup> Removal Challenge for Germany
Exploring Site‐Specific Carbon Dioxide Removal Options With Storage or Sequestration in the Marine Environment – The 10 Mt CO<sub>2</sub> yr<sup>−1</sup> Removal Challenge for Germany Open
Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and geological carbon storage in the marine environment (mCS) promise to help mitigate global climate change alongside drastic emission reductions. However, the implementable potential of mCDR and mCS d…
View article: Complex architecture of mud volcano systems: New insights on flow pathways unravel intricate fluid circulation
Complex architecture of mud volcano systems: New insights on flow pathways unravel intricate fluid circulation Open
Mud volcanoes (MVs) are important gateways for fluid migration, particularly in subduction zones. We investigate five MVs in the Gulf of Cadiz and the Mediterranean Ridge, revealing underappreciated fluid pathways responsible for fluid exp…
View article: Complex Fluid Pathways and the Role of Shallow Evaporites in Mud Volcano Systems in the Gulf of Cadiz and Mediterranean Ridge
Complex Fluid Pathways and the Role of Shallow Evaporites in Mud Volcano Systems in the Gulf of Cadiz and Mediterranean Ridge Open
The plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia, ranging from the transform-dominated Gulf of Cadiz in the west to the reverse-faulting Hellenic subduction zone in the east, has been studied to identify mud volcanoes (MVs) of various origins…
View article: Sill Stacking in Subseafloor Unconsolidated Sediments and Control on Sustained Hydrothermal Systems: Evidence From IODP Drilling in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California
Sill Stacking in Subseafloor Unconsolidated Sediments and Control on Sustained Hydrothermal Systems: Evidence From IODP Drilling in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California Open
Magma emplacement in the top unconsolidated sediments of rift basins is poorly understood. We compare two shallow sills from the Guaymas Basin (Gulf of California) using core data and analyses from IODP Expedition 385, and high‐resolution …
View article: Initial results of a pilot project for sub-seabed basalt storage of carbon dioxide on the Reykjanes Ridge
Initial results of a pilot project for sub-seabed basalt storage of carbon dioxide on the Reykjanes Ridge Open
To meet temperature goals that limit warming to well below 2 °C requires the removal of hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere over the course of this century. Effective Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methodologies will be…
View article: Exploring site-specific carbon dioxide removal options with storage or sequestration in the marine environment - The 10 Mt CO2 yr-1 removal challenge for Germany
Exploring site-specific carbon dioxide removal options with storage or sequestration in the marine environment - The 10 Mt CO2 yr-1 removal challenge for Germany Open
Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and geological carbon storage in the marine environment (mCS) promise to contribute to the mitigation of global climate change in combination with drastic emission reductions. However, the implementable…
View article: Marine basalt complexes within reach of Europe &#8211; quo vadis?
Marine basalt complexes within reach of Europe – quo vadis? Open
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) approaches are essential to achieve the Paris 2015 global warming targets, as emphasized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in their reports from 2021 onwards. With European legislation and…
View article: Dissolution experiments on a polyphase basalt surface under conditions relevant to offshore CO2 storage.
Dissolution experiments on a polyphase basalt surface under conditions relevant to offshore CO2 storage. Open
The basaltic crust attracts increasing attention as a promising lithology for CO2 storage, due to its common occurrence, its vast storage capacity in pores, and its chemical composition rich in divalent cations - required to bind the disso…
View article: Technology Development, Field Assessments and Modelling Efforts for Sub-Seabed Basalt Storage of Carbon Dioxide on the Reykjanes &#160;Ridge, Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Technology Development, Field Assessments and Modelling Efforts for Sub-Seabed Basalt Storage of Carbon Dioxide on the Reykjanes  Ridge, Mid-Atlantic Ocean Open
To meet temperature goals that limit warming to well below 2°C requires the removal of hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere over the course of this century. Effective Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methodologies wil…
View article: Natural carbon sequestration process into shallow sill intrusions &#8211; numerical modelling, land-based and IODP drilling investigations
Natural carbon sequestration process into shallow sill intrusions – numerical modelling, land-based and IODP drilling investigations Open
Permanent carbonate mineralisation in basalt is a promising solution for Carbon Capture and Storage of anthropogenic greenhouse gases without the risk of leakage. While this process is known to occur at relatively low temperatures below 10…
View article: Multibeam bathymetry data, multi-channel seismic reflection profiles and pore water modeling code
Multibeam bathymetry data, multi-channel seismic reflection profiles and pore water modeling code Open
Supplementary material for "Complex architecture of mud volcano systems: new insights on flow pathways unravel intricate fluid circulation"
View article: Multibeam bathymetry data, multi-channel seismic reflection profiles and pore water modeling code
Multibeam bathymetry data, multi-channel seismic reflection profiles and pore water modeling code Open
Supplementary material for "Complex architecture of mud volcano systems: new insights on flow pathways unravel intricate fluid circulation"
View article: Physical impact of bottom trawling on seafloor sediments in the German North Sea
Physical impact of bottom trawling on seafloor sediments in the German North Sea Open
Bottom trawling is a well-known global phenomenon and has significant physical impact on the seabed habitat, such as compression, displacement and mobilization of the sediment. Thus, it is necessary to examine how it alters the seabed, e.g…
View article: Pore water signatures and gas hydrates occurrence in and around the Olimpi mud volcano field, south of Crete
Pore water signatures and gas hydrates occurrence in and around the Olimpi mud volcano field, south of Crete Open
13 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables, supplementary data https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106429.-- Data availability: Part of the data is already accessible online and the links are attached in the manuscript. Remaining data have been su…
View article: Earthquake-induced redistribution and reburial of microbes in the hadal trenches
Earthquake-induced redistribution and reburial of microbes in the hadal trenches Open
The hadal trenches located on the subduction zone harbor unique deep-sea microbes, yet the mechanisms regulating the characteristics of the deep-sea microbial communities remain largely unknown. The frequent and unpredictable tectonic proc…
View article: A probabilistic Bayesian methodology for the strain-rate correction of dynamic CPTu data
A probabilistic Bayesian methodology for the strain-rate correction of dynamic CPTu data Open
Dynamic Cone Penetration Test (CPTu) profile offshore sediments by impact penetration. To exploit their results in full, the measured data are converted to obtain a quasi-static equivalent profile. Dynamic CPTu conversion requires calibrat…
View article: Basin Sediments Geometry and Strength as Controls for Post‐Failure Emplacement Style of Alpine Sub‐Lacustrine Landslides
Basin Sediments Geometry and Strength as Controls for Post‐Failure Emplacement Style of Alpine Sub‐Lacustrine Landslides Open
Predicting the evolution of underwater mass movements in their post‐failure stage is vital for risk assessment of offshore structures and ensuring safety of coastal communities threatened by tsunami waves. In the absence of sedimentologica…
View article: On the consolidation state of sediments from the accretionary prism offshore Vancouver Island, North Cascadia Margin
On the consolidation state of sediments from the accretionary prism offshore Vancouver Island, North Cascadia Margin Open
Sediment geotechnical properties are an important component of geohazard analyses and studies on submarine slope failures on continental margins. The northern Cascadia margin is a region of repeated subduction earthquakes and related geoha…
View article: Geotechnical characterization and stability analysis of subaqueous slopes in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)
Geotechnical characterization and stability analysis of subaqueous slopes in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland) Open
Tsunamis occur not only in marine settings but also in lacustrine environments. Most of the lacustrine tsunamis are caused by seismically- or aseismically-triggered mass movements. Therefore, an assessment of the stability of subaqueous sl…
View article: The Mediterranean Ridge 25 years after ODP Leg 160 drilling: New discoveries on mud volcanism and fluid-rock interactions in the Olimpi mud volcano field
The Mediterranean Ridge 25 years after ODP Leg 160 drilling: New discoveries on mud volcanism and fluid-rock interactions in the Olimpi mud volcano field Open
<p>The Mediterranean Ridge (MedRidge) Accretionary Complex has been studied intensely over the past 40+ years in order to understand its formation and role within the Eurasian-African collision zone in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. …
View article: Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Kumano forearc basin during the last deglaciation: Influence of eustasy and tectonically-controlled shelf morphology on deep-marine sediment dynamics
Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Kumano forearc basin during the last deglaciation: Influence of eustasy and tectonically-controlled shelf morphology on deep-marine sediment dynamics Open
We focus here on the different forcings that controlled the deep-marine sediment dynamics and associated stratigraphic pattern in the Nankai subduction zone, especially in the Kumano forearc basin. In this study, based on high-resolution s…
View article: Additional file 1 of Weakening behavior of the shallow megasplay fault in the Nankai subduction zone
Additional file 1 of Weakening behavior of the shallow megasplay fault in the Nankai subduction zone Open
Additional file 1: Table S1. Experimental table. All velocity step and constant velocity experiments are shown with friction dependence parameters as well as modeling parameters for the velocity step tests.
View article: A deep-sea experiment on carbon dioxide storage in oceanic crust
A deep-sea experiment on carbon dioxide storage in oceanic crust Open
On Iceland, water enriched with carbon dioxide has been injected into the upper ocean crust since 2014 – and successfully. The carbon dioxide mineralises within a short time and is firmly bound for millions of years. However, since ocean c…
View article: In-situ and laboratory geotechnical investigations (CPTu, sediment coring) performed in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland) in 2018–2020
In-situ and laboratory geotechnical investigations (CPTu, sediment coring) performed in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland) in 2018–2020 Open
In the framework of an SNSF-funded SINERGIA project “Lake Tsunamis: Causes, Controls and Hazard” we performed dense geotechnical investigations along the slope-perpendicular profiles at 11 sites in Lake Lucerne, central Switzerland, where …
View article: Marine geohazards: Safeguarding society and the Blue Economy from a hidden threat.
Marine geohazards: Safeguarding society and the Blue Economy from a hidden threat. Open
Marine geohazards pose a significant threat to the European coastal population and to the development of the Blue Economy. This Position Paper discusses the type, distribution and impact of marine geohazards on the European coastal regions…