Abstract
Sea mountains are arguably the most common large geomorphological features on Earth. Most seamounts are volcanic in origin and vary in shape with size. Small volcanic seamounts are simple, typically truncated cones, whereas seamounts taller than 3km have more diverse forms due to multiple volcanic centers, flank rift zones and landsliding. Some other seamounts are formed by serpentinite diapirism, tectonic processes and landsliding.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Treatise on Geomorphology |
| Editors | Douglas J. Sherman |
| Publisher | Elsevier Masson s.r.l. |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 901-918 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128182352 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128182345 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- acoustic monitoring
- debris avalanches
- Guyots
- landslides
- morphometric analysis
- multibeam sonar
- ocean drilling program
- seismic reflection
- Serpentinite mud diapirs
- sidescan sonar
- slumps
- submarine eruptions
- volcanic cones
- volcanic rift zones