Objective The overall objectives of the ENAM 11 project are to quantify large-scale sedimentary processes and to assess their relation to the variability of oceanic and cryospheric processes. Even though large research efforts have been devoted to deciphering the sedimentary processes moulding the margins, the timing, causes and flow behaviour of these large-scale events are still largely unknown. Physical properties of sediments prone to sliding and slumping are also poorly known as are relationships between rapid changes in sedimentation, pore pressures or the destabilisation of gashydrates. These changes must be understood in order to generate reliable models for large-scale sedimentary processes, in particular mass wasting and deep-sea fan developments. Both mass wasting and deep-sea fan developments should be investigated in relation to the variability of oceanic and cryospheric processes to obtain and to determine the frequencies and possible relationships of individual events. Progress in resolving these major issues can only be achieved through the examination of high-resolution sedimentary records preserved in continental margin sediments. We therefore propose to quantify and model the sedimentary processes and material fluxes along sectors from the Norwegian (glaciated) Margin to the Celtic Sea (nonglaciated) Margin in transects running from the shelf edge to the continental slope and finally to the deep-sea. The designation of key geographic areas on the slope and the retrieval of appropriate samples are important for determining the high-resolution variability of the complex sedimentary system for Quaternary times. Areas of rapid sedimentation on the slope, which are sometimes prone to slope failure, enable evaluation of when and how rapidly ice sheet and associated hydrographic changes relate to adjacent continental slope instabilities and deep-sea fan build-ups. Although there is abundant evidence that significant natural variations in the ocean system have occurred on time scales of oceanic and cryospheric processes, the timing of large-scale sedimentary processes which may result from these variations are still largely unknown. Our primary objectives are therefore: (1)Quantification of large-scale sedimentary processes in Northeastern Atlantic Margin development and establishment of magnitudes of sediment fluxes from the shelf edge to the slope and deep-sea in glaciated and nonglaciated areas. (2)Determination of frequencies of mass wasting events and controls on the formation of deep-sea fans, and causes of instabilities including the wide range of physical and chemical processes contributing to the slope instability potential on margins. (3) Determination of late Quaternary oceanographic conditions with a focus meltwater events governing the sediment fluxes and the relationship between cryospheric, oceanographic and sedimentary processes. (4) Numerical modelling of rates of sediment delivery to the continental shelf edge by ice sheets and of the gravity mass wasting of this material on the continental slope. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologysedimentology Programme(s) FP4-MAST 3 - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of marine science and technology, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 010106 - Marine biodiversity issues (genetic, population, species & habitat) as a basis for understanding ecosystem structure, dynamics and resilience in the context of sustainable exploitation, biological conservation and marine habitat restoration Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel EU contribution No data Address Wischhofstraße 1-3 24148 Kiel Germany See on map Total cost No data Participants (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND Denmark EU contribution No data Address 8,OESTER VOLDGADE 10 1350 KOEBENHAVN K/COPENHAEGEN See on map Total cost No data IFREMER - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER France EU contribution No data Address Technopole Brest Iroise 29280 PLOUZANE See on map Total cost No data INTERNATIONAL MARINE DREDGING CONSULTA Belgium EU contribution No data Address 37 45,WILRIJKSTRAAT 2140 BORGERHOUT ANTWERPEN See on map Total cost No data NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Empress Dock, European Way SO14 3ZH SOUTHAMPTON See on map Total cost No data NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Landsdiep 4 1790 AB DEN BURG See on map Total cost No data Natural Environment Research Council United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address West Mains Road EH9 3LA Edinburgh See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN Norway EU contribution No data Address 41,Allégaten 41 5007 BERGEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF OSLO Norway EU contribution No data Address 1,Sem Saelandsvei 1 0316 OSLO See on map Total cost No data Universiteit Gent Belgium EU contribution No data Address 281,Krijgslaan 9000 Gent See on map Total cost No data University College Cork Ireland EU contribution No data Address College Road 30 Cork See on map Total cost No data University of Göteborg Sweden EU contribution No data Address 413 81 Göteborg See on map Total cost No data University of Tromsø Norway EU contribution No data Address 201,Dramsveien 9037 Tromsø See on map Total cost No data University of Wales, Aberystwyth United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address SY23 3DB Aberystwyth See on map Total cost No data