Ocean margin systems

Ocean margins are the transitional zones between the oceans and continents. They represent dynamic systems in which numerous processes shape the environment and result in an impacting the utilization and hazard potentials for humans. These processes are influenced by a variety of steering mechanisms, from mountain building and climate on the land to tectonics and sea-level fluctuations in ocean margins . This book examines various aspects of regulation for the long-term development of ocean margins, of the impact of fluids and of the dynamics of benthic life at and below the seafloor in ocean margin systems.

Introductory Paper -- Sedimentary Settings on Continental Margins -- an Overview -- Continental Margins -- Review of Geochemical Settings -- Imaging the Subsurface with 2-D and 3-D Seismic Data -- State of the Art and Future Prospect of Scientific Coring and Drilling of Marine Sediments -- New Technologies for Ocean Margin Studies -- Autonomous Instrument Carrier Systems -- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Are they the Ideal Sensor Platforms for Ocean Margin Science? -- Margin Building -- Regulating Processes -- Physical Processes and Modelling at Ocean Margins -- Seabed Classification at Ocean Margins -- The Benthic Boundary Layer -- Ocean Margin Early Diagenetic Processes and Models -- Slope Instability of Continental Margins -- Margin Building -- Regulating Processes -- Fluid Flow and Subsurface Material Transport -- Fluid Flow in Continental Margin Sediments -- Macrobenthic Activity and its Effects on Biogeochemical Reactions and Fluxes -- Cold Seep Communities on Continental Margins: Structure and Quantitative Distribution Relative to Geological and Fluid Venting Patterns -- The Importance of Mineralization Processes in Surface Sediments of Continental Margins -- Numerical Mod…