Open AccessWaves of Deadly Brine Can Slosh After Submarine Landslides
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo114847
Subject(s) - landslide , slosh dynamics , submarine landslide , submarine , brine , geology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , oceanography , aerospace engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
Brine pools—hypersaline, low-oxygen waters deadly to many forms of ocean life—can experience waves hundreds of meters high when hit by a landslide, potentially overspilling their deep-sea basins.