Cel 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. Dziedzina nauki natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologysedimentology Program(-y) FP4-MAST 3 - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of marine science and technology, 1994-1998 Temat(-y) 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 Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Wischhofstraße 1-3 24148 Kiel Niemcy Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (13) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND Dania Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 8,OESTER VOLDGADE 10 1350 KOEBENHAVN K/COPENHAEGEN Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych IFREMER - INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Technopole Brest Iroise 29280 PLOUZANE Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych INTERNATIONAL MARINE DREDGING CONSULTA Belgia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 37 45,WILRIJKSTRAAT 2140 BORGERHOUT ANTWERPEN Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Empress Dock, European Way SO14 3ZH SOUTHAMPTON Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH Niderlandy Wkład UE Brak danych Adres Landsdiep 4 1790 AB DEN BURG Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Natural Environment Research Council Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres West Mains Road EH9 3LA Edinburgh Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN Norwegia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 41,Allégaten 41 5007 BERGEN Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITY OF OSLO Norwegia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 1,Sem Saelandsvei 1 0316 OSLO Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Universiteit Gent Belgia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 281,Krijgslaan 9000 Gent Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych University College Cork Irlandia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres College Road 30 Cork Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych University of Göteborg Szwecja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 413 81 Göteborg Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych University of Tromsø Norwegia Wkład UE Brak danych Adres 201,Dramsveien 9037 Tromsø Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych University of Wales, Aberystwyth Zjednoczone Królestwo Wkład UE Brak danych Adres SY23 3DB Aberystwyth Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych