Showing papers by "Lionel Carter published in 2017"
TL;DR: In this article, a global analysis of the occurrence of submarine mass movements caused by earthquakes using cable break data is presented, in contrast to previous assertions, that there is no specific earthquake magnitude that systematically trigger mass flows capable of breaking a cable.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report that at least 17 subsea telecommunications cables cross the Gaoping Canyon and Manila Trench system in the Strait of Luzon between Taiwan and the Philippines.
53 citations
GNS Science1, Victoria University of Wellington2, University of Washington3, University of Copenhagen4, Oregon State University5, Scripps Institution of Oceanography6, University of Waikato7, British Antarctic Survey8, University of Rochester9, University of Wisconsin-Madison10, Curtin University11, University of Maine12, Chinese Academy of Sciences13, University of Milano-Bicocca14, Dartmouth College15, Carnegie Learning16, SRM University17, University of Tasmania18, Université Paris-Saclay19, Northern Illinois University20, Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen21, Wellington Management Company22, University of British Columbia23, Beijing Normal University24, Northwest Normal University25
TL;DR: In this paper, a new, annually-dated ice core record from the eastern Ross Sea is presented, with data from the Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) ice core records with climate reanalysis data for the 1979-2012 calibration period.
Abstract: High-resolution, well-dated climate archives provide an opportunity to investigate the dynamic interactions of climate patterns relevant for future projections. Here, we present data from a new, annually-dated ice core record from the eastern Ross Sea. Comparison of the Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) ice core records with climate reanalysis data for the 1979–2012 calibration period shows that RICE records reliably capture temperature and snow precipitation variability of the region. RICE is compared with data from West Antarctica (West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide Ice Core) and the western (Talos Dome) and eastern (Siple Dome) Ross Sea. For most of the past 2,700 years, the eastern Ross Sea was warming with perhaps increased snow accumulation and decreased sea ice extent. However, West Antarctica cooled whereas the western Ross Sea showed no significant temperature trend. From the 17th Century onwards, this relationship changes. All three regions now show signs of warming, with snow accumulation declining in West Antarctica and the eastern Ross Sea, but increasing in the western Ross Sea. Analysis of decadal to centennial-scale climate variability superimposed on the longer term trend reveal that periods characterised by opposing temperature trends between the Eastern and Western Ross Sea have occurred since the 3rd Century but are masked by longer-term trends. This pattern here is referred to as the Ross Sea Dipole, caused by a sensitive response of the region to dynamic interactions of the Southern Annual Mode and tropical forcings.
52 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a global cable break database to analyse tropical cyclone triggering of sediment density flows worldwide over 25 yrs. No clear relationship emerges between tropical cyclones activity (i.e. track, frequency and intensity) and the number of sediment-density flows triggered.
39 citations
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27 Jul 2017TL;DR: Burnett et al. as mentioned in this paper examined the relationship between trans-oceanic submarine cables and biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and found that biodiversity in these areas is significantly higher than in national jurisdiction.
Abstract: In International Submarine Cables and Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, Douglas R. Burnett and Lionel Carter closely examine the relationship between trans-oceanic submarine cables and biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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07 Sep 2017
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a consistent picture across the subantarctic region of the relationships between front positions, bathymetry and water mass structure using eight high resolution oceanographic sections that span the region.
Abstract: New Zealand’s subantarctic region is a dynamic oceanographic zone with the Subtropical Front (STF) to the north and the Subantarctic Front (SAF) to the south Both the fronts and their associated currents are strongly influenced by topography: the South Island of New Zealand and the Chatham Rise for the STF, and Macquarie Ridge and Campbell Plateau for the SAF Here for the first time we present a consistent picture across the subantarctic region of the relationships between front positions, bathymetry and water mass structure using eight high resolution oceanographic sections that span the region Our results show that the northwest side of Campbell Plateau is comparatively warm due to a southward extension of the STF over the plateau The SAF is steered south and east by Macquarie Ridge and Campbell Plateau, with waters originating in the SAF also found north of the plateau in the Bounty Trough Subantarctic Mode Water (SAMW) formation is confirmed to exist south of the plateau on the northern side of the SAF in winter, while on Campbell Plateau a deep reservoir persists into the following autumn Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) is observed in the deeper regions around the edges of the plateau, but not on the plateau, confirming that the waters on the plateau are effectively isolated from AAIW and deeper water masses that typify the open Southern Ocean waters
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