Workshop on paleoseismology and marine geology, Obergurgl, Austria
11 September 2010 - 11 September 2010
Austria
A workshop on 'Submarine paleoseismology: the offshore search of large Holocene earthquakes' will take place in Obergurgl, Austria from 11 to 16 September 2010.
The aim of the conference is to create a discussion platform for researchers that are already, or may become, involved in submarine paleoseismology. This new field of study merges and integrates two well-established disciplines: paleoseismology and marine geology. This follows calls by scientists from both fields to broaden paleoseismology to include the marine environment. Since then, study has gone on in several areas around the world, notably the Marmara Sea, Oregon Coast and the New Zealand, Japanese and South Iberian Margins.
Submarine paleoseismology is a promising addition to land-based research on Holocene faulting and paleoseismicity. (The Holocene period started 12,000 years ago and continues today.) Compared to traditional, land-based paleoseismological techniques, submarine paleoseismology has a number of unique attributes:
- marine sedimentation is generally continuous in time and space,
- marine geological and geophysical instrumentation allow the exploration of large areas in a relatively short time,
- offshore regions are essentially free of human disturbance.For further information, please click:
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The aim of the conference is to create a discussion platform for researchers that are already, or may become, involved in submarine paleoseismology. This new field of study merges and integrates two well-established disciplines: paleoseismology and marine geology. This follows calls by scientists from both fields to broaden paleoseismology to include the marine environment. Since then, study has gone on in several areas around the world, notably the Marmara Sea, Oregon Coast and the New Zealand, Japanese and South Iberian Margins.
Submarine paleoseismology is a promising addition to land-based research on Holocene faulting and paleoseismicity. (The Holocene period started 12,000 years ago and continues today.) Compared to traditional, land-based paleoseismological techniques, submarine paleoseismology has a number of unique attributes:
- marine sedimentation is generally continuous in time and space,
- marine geological and geophysical instrumentation allow the exploration of large areas in a relatively short time,
- offshore regions are essentially free of human disturbance.For further information, please click:
here(opens in new window)