here is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

Marine geophysical data from the cruise. The Amazon Cone is a deep-sea fan system that developed on a continental margin, North East Brazil and French Guiana, approximately 90-100 Myr following a rifting event. Gravityand flexure modelling suggest that the Cone sediments have loaded the margin almost to the limits of its strength. The investigators propose to carry out the first seismic refraction experiment to determine the structure of the crust and mantle that has been deformed by the Cone load. The experiment will provide new constraints on the structure, the nature of the ocean-continental boundary, the thermal and mechanical properties, and the resource potential of deep-water continental margins. Latitude Longitude and Value for underway geophysical data ( bathymetry magnetics (total field) and Free air gravity anomaly)

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

NW illuminated bathymetry

There is a large deal of uncertainty as to the levels of stabilty of slope components of the European margin, other than localised detailed surveys completed using combination of sidescan sonar and swath bathymetry in recent years. Thesse surveys have revealed that the factors which control the locations of areas of potential slope failure are complex and manifold. Clearly slope gradients, sediment supply, physical oceanographic conditions and sediment type all have major roles to play, but their interaction is far from well understood. One of the problems to be addressed is the lack of a comprehenisve and focussed data synthesis with which to derive and test models of slope behaviour. A promising way in which this shortfall could be rectified would be to combine selected parts of the extensive survey database acquired by the telecommunications industry in it search for suitable pathways in which to lay earlier copper-core and now more recently, fibre-optic cable systems. These data would be interpreted in conjunction with a rigorous analysis of the industry's historical cable fault database which provides parameters of naturally occuring cable failures (through sediment failure, for example). Together these data will provide an understanidng of the geological characteristics of key parts of the European shelf, underpinned with the statistics of active slope processes over the most recent decades. The benefits of such a synthesis to both the telecommunications and hydrocarbon industries cannot be overstated.

The Brownson Deep area of the Puerto Rico Trench was surveyed with a Kongsberg EM 124 gondola-mounted to the hull of the 225-foot DSSV Pressure Drop. The survey was conducted over the course of two days – December 18-19, 2018. The data meet the requirements for IHO Special Order standards.