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Turbidity Current Earthquake Earthquakes, ground motions, landslides, turbidity currents, and turbidites: Seismic Forcing of Slope Stability Seismic Forcing.

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1 Turbidity Current Earthquake Earthquakes, ground motions, landslides, turbidity currents, and turbidites: Seismic Forcing of Slope Stability Seismic Forcing of Slope Stability Earthquake creates Ground Motions Earthquake creates Ground Motions Ground Motions trigger Landslides Ground Motions trigger Landslides Landslides transform into Turbidity Currents Landslides transform into Turbidity Currents Turbidity Currents leave deposits called Turbidites Turbidity Currents leave deposits called Turbidites Submarine Landslides Ground Motions Dr. Jason “Jay” R. Patton FH 22 Jason.Patton@humboldt.eduscience.earthjay.com

2 Subduction zone earthquake deformation leaves behind sedimentary evidence. Atwater et al., 2005 Paleoearthquake and Paleotsunami Research

3 14 C Age Modeling Green is the terrestrial curve Blue is the marine curve. 1.Radiocarbon years to Calendar Years (different) 2.Marine Reservoir Correction (younger) 3.Gap Correction (younger) 4.Stratigraphic Correction = A > B > C (depends)

4 Tsunami Hazards http://tsu.cascadiageo.org Tsunami Science http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_haz ards/Tsunami/Inundation_Maps/Pages/Statewide_ Maps.aspx

5 http://hbv.cascadiageo.org

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7 Climatic Forcing of Geological ProcessesClimatic Forcing of Geological Processes GlaciersGlaciers Marine TerracesMarine Terraces Fluvial (River) TerracesFluvial (River) Terraces Pluvial Lake ShorelinesPluvial Lake Shorelines Marine Records of PaleoclimateMarine Records of Paleoclimate Biological CorrelationsBiological Correlations Radiometric Age ModelingRadiometric Age Modeling Scientific Research Proposal WritingScientific Research Proposal Writing GEOL 553: Quaternary Stratigraphy

8 Climatic Forcing of Geological ProcessesClimatic Forcing of Geological Processes GlaciersGlaciers Marine TerracesMarine Terraces Fluvial (River) TerracesFluvial (River) Terraces Pluvial Lake ShorelinesPluvial Lake Shorelines Marine Records of PaleoclimateMarine Records of Paleoclimate Biological CorrelationsBiological Correlations Radiometric Age ModelingRadiometric Age Modeling Scientific Research Proposal WritingScientific Research Proposal Writing GEOL 553: Quaternary Stratigraphy

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