Turbidity Current
Earthquake
Earthquakes, ground motions, landslides, turbidity currents, and turbidites:• Seismic Forcing of Slope Stability
• Earthquake creates Ground Motions• Ground Motions trigger Landslides• Landslides transform into Turbidity Currents• Turbidity Currents leave deposits called Turbidites
Submarine Landslides
Ground Motions
Dr. Jason “Jay” R. PattonFH 22
Subduction zone earthquake deformation leaves behind sedimentary evidence.
Atwater et al., 2005
Paleoearthquake and Paleotsunami Research
Tsunami Hazards
http://tsu.cascadiageo.orgTsunami Science
http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_hazards/Tsunami/Inundation_Maps/Pages/Statewide_Maps.aspx
• Climatic Forcing of Geological Processes• Glaciers• Marine Terraces• Fluvial (River) Terraces• Pluvial Lake Shorelines• Marine Records of Paleoclimate• Biological Correlations• Radiometric Age Modeling• Scientific Research Proposal Writing
GEOL 553: Quaternary Stratigraphy