Doug G. Masson

TL;DR: The detailed mapping of the Storegga Slide morphological elements and the analyses of the slide development are based on high-quality acoustic and sampling data sets acquired through a cooperation between academia and the petroleum industry as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The most comprehensive global data set of ages for large (>1 km3) late Quaternary submarine landslides that has been compiled to date has been analyzed in this article, showing that there is no evidence for an immediate influence of rapid sedimentation on slope stability as failures tend to occur several thousand years after periods of increased sedimentation rates.

TL;DR: These findings show that deep-sea canyons can form natural refuges for faunal communities sensitive to anthropogenic disturbance, and have the potential to fulfil the crucial role of larval sources for the recolonisation of damaged sites elsewhere on the margin.

TL;DR: In the northeast Rockall Trough, a large sheeted drift can be traced for 40 km perpendicular to the bottom-current flow direction as discussed by the authors, with the steeper flank facing upslope; sedimentation rates are higher on the downslope flank.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantitatively compare slope versus latitude controls on submarine channel sinuosity and show that the latitudinal control is strong, while that of slope is weak, and explore possible causal mechanisms for this latitudinal variation focusing on the influence of the Coriolis force, flow type, and sediment type.