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seafloor faults

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Seafloor cable used to detect earthquakes, faults, and storm waves

28 Nov 2019

November 28, 2019 – In a new paper in Science magazine, researchers describe an experiment that turned the seafloor cable on MBARI’s MARS ocean observatory into the equivalent of 10,000 seismic stations on the ocean floor.

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Seafloor Fault Expedition 2018

13 Sep 2018

September 14 to October 2, 2018 – MBARI’s Geological Changes group is studying submarine channels and seafloor faults offshore of Southern California.

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Geological Changes Group

10 Nov 2014

Submarine canyons are considered to be a major conduit for sediment transport from the continent into the deep sea. Under the direction of Charlie Paull we have begun to study the canyon using multiple techniques used to understand these dynamic processes.

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Underwater robots help discover hidden faults

30 Jan 2013

Jan 30, 2013 – Hidden beneath ocean waves and masked by sand and mud on the seafloor, underwater faults are notoriously difficult to see and even more difficult to study. As a result, geologists struggle to evaluate the risks associated with these faults and often can’t include them in seismic hazard assessments.

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Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.


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