THE OCEAN FLOOR

By ABIGAIL RAMIREZ

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART I DATA AND METHODS IN SUBMARINE GEOMORPHOLOGY SIDESCAN SONAR MULTIBEAM ECHOSOUNDERS RE?ECTION AND REFRACTION SEISMIC METHODS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES OF MORPHOLOGICAL DATA SEA?OOR SEDIMENT AND ROCK SAMPLING ROVS AND AUVS PART II SUBMARINE LANDFORMS AND PROCESSES ORIGIN AND GEOMORPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OCEAN BASINS DRIVERS OF SEA?OOR GEOMORPHIC CHANGE SHALLOW COASTAL LANDFORMS CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDFORMS SUBMARINE GLACIAL LANDFORMS SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES SUBMARINE CANYONS AND GULLIES SUBMARINE FANS AND THEIR CHANNELS, LEVEES, AND LOBES CONTOURITE DRIFTS AND ASSOCIATED BEDFORMS VOLCANIC ISLANDS AND SEAMOUNTS MID-OCEAN RIDGES COLD SEEP SYSTEMS ABYSSAL HILLS AND ABYSSAL PLAINS OCEANIC TRENCHES COLD-WATER CARBONATE BIOCONSTRUCTIONS PART III APPLIED SUBMARINE GEOMORPHOLOGY APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOHAZARD ASSESSMENT FOR DEEPWATER DEVELOPMENT SEABED MINING FISHING ACTIVITIES