Morphology of a submarine slide, Kitimat Arm, British Columbia

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Research Article| November 01, 1982 Morphology of a submarine slide, Kitimat Arm, British Columbia David B. Prior; David B. Prior 1Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Brian D. Bornhold; Brian D. Bornhold 2Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James M. Coleman; James M. Coleman 3Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William R. Bryant William R. Bryant 4Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David B. Prior 1Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Brian D. Bornhold 2Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2, Canada James M. Coleman 3Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 William R. Bryant 4Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1982) 10 (11): 588–592. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<588:MOASSK>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David B. Prior, Brian D. Bornhold, James M. Coleman, William R. Bryant; Morphology of a submarine slide, Kitimat Arm, British Columbia. Geology 1982;; 10 (11): 588–592. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1982)10<588:MOASSK>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A digitally acquired, scale-corrected side-scan sonar survey yielded high-resolution imagery of a submarine landslide in British Columbia. The landslide, in a fjord-head setting at Kitimat, was last active in 1975 and created a wide area of deformed sea floor. The sediment failure involved shallow rotational movements on the slopes of a fjord-head delta, marginal tearing, translational sliding, compressional folding, and block gliding of fjord-bottom marine clays. The slide is shallow and elongate and appears to have been produced by failure in mobile, low-strength sediments. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.