Sentences with phrase «overlying water column»

As detailed in those studies, increasing seismic activity in these submarine volcanic complexes is a proxy indicator of heightened underwater geothermal flux, a forcing mechanism that destabilizes the overlying water column.

Once it became apparent that the 1999 seismic swarm at 85E on the Gakkel Ridge was associated with large volcanic explosions, and that the jets of hot gas and molten lava may have reached upwards well into the overlying water column, I began to search for satellite imagery of the region to see if there was any direct evidence that the overlying ice had been affected.

Even if continental shelf extensions were conferred all the way to the North Pole — unambiguously in the overlying water column — high seas still would exist beyond sovereign jurisdictions, where more than 160 nations have rights and responsibilities under international law.

Not exact matches

If the water pressure at the plate interface zone becomes as high as the pressure of the overlying rock column, the strength of the rocks at the plate interface becomes practically zero - an effect akin to aquaplaning will initiate eventually triggering an earthquake.

The activity begins deep in a geyser's underground plumbing (video), where high - pressure water boils, sending bubbles up through a narrow column of water within the overlying rock.