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The face of the trench
Author(s) -
OKADA HAKUYU
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1988.tb00831.x
Subject(s) - trench , geology , trough (economics) , seabed , deep sea , seismology , face (sociological concept) , oceanography , paleontology , social science , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
The deep‐sea trenches that occur between unstable chains of volanic arcs and the ocean floor attract great interest because they are the most inaccessible areas of our planet. Now, direct observations of trench faces have become possible by using deep‐sea submersibles. This article describes features of the Nankai Trough and the Japan and Kuril Trenches at depths of up to 6000 m.