Submarine landslide
LANDSLIDES THAT TRANSPORT SEDIMENT ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AND INTO THE DEEP OCEAN
Submarine landslides; Undersea landslide; Underwater landslide; Suboceanic landslide; Submerged landslide
Submarine landslides are marine landslides that transport sediment across the continental shelf and into the deep ocean. A submarine landslide is initiated when the downwards driving stress (gravity and other factors) exceeds the resisting stress of the seafloor slope material, causing movements along one or more concave to planar rupture surfaces.