Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact?

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Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean : Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact? / Kristoffersen, Yngve; Hall, John K.; Hunkins, Kenneth; Ardai, José; Coakley, Bernard J.; Hopper, John R.; Arthun, Tore; Berge, Hans; Bruvoll, Vibeke; Grindvall, Erik; Breien, Hedda; Dove, Dayon; Henkart, Paul; Ivanova, Nina; Ludvigsen, Fredrik; Monsen, Karina.

I: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, Bind 88, Nr. 4, 2008, s. 313-320.

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Kristoffersen, Y, Hall, JK, Hunkins, K, Ardai, J, Coakley, BJ, Hopper, JR, Arthun, T, Berge, H, Bruvoll, V, Grindvall, E, Breien, H, Dove, D, Henkart, P, Ivanova, N, Ludvigsen, F & Monsen, K 2008, 'Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact?', Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, bind 88, nr. 4, s. 313-320.

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Kristoffersen, Y., Hall, J. K., Hunkins, K., Ardai, J., Coakley, B. J., Hopper, J. R., Arthun, T., Berge, H., Bruvoll, V., Grindvall, E., Breien, H., Dove, D., Henkart, P., Ivanova, N., Ludvigsen, F., & Monsen, K. (2008). Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact? Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift, 88(4), 313-320.

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Kristoffersen Y, Hall JK, Hunkins K, Ardai J, Coakley BJ, Hopper JR o.a. Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact? Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 2008;88(4):313-320.

Author

Kristoffersen, Yngve ; Hall, John K. ; Hunkins, Kenneth ; Ardai, José ; Coakley, Bernard J. ; Hopper, John R. ; Arthun, Tore ; Berge, Hans ; Bruvoll, Vibeke ; Grindvall, Erik ; Breien, Hedda ; Dove, Dayon ; Henkart, Paul ; Ivanova, Nina ; Ludvigsen, Fredrik ; Monsen, Karina. / Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean : Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact?. I: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift. 2008 ; Bind 88, Nr. 4. s. 313-320.

Bibtex

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title = "Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean: Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact?",
abstract = "Sub-bottom sediments within a 200 × 600 km area on the crest and south slope (water depth 1200-2500 meter) of the submarine Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean have been locally disrupted down to at least 500 meter below the seabed, suffered intensive local current erosion, and abundant mass wasting. There appears to be a westward progression along the ridge from an eastern area of chaotic and eroded sub-bottom sediments to proximal intense erosion of an undisturbed section and a more distal occurrence of mass wasting and minor erosion. As a working hypothesis, we propose that the spectrum and scale of drastic, spatially restricted and apparently geologically short-lived environmental changes are compatible with the effect of a shock wave from the impact of an extra-terrestrial body into the central Arctic Ocean.",
author = "Yngve Kristoffersen and Hall, {John K.} and Kenneth Hunkins and Jos{\'e} Ardai and Coakley, {Bernard J.} and Hopper, {John R.} and Tore Arthun and Hans Berge and Vibeke Bruvoll and Erik Grindvall and Hedda Breien and Dayon Dove and Paul Henkart and Nina Ivanova and Fredrik Ludvigsen and Karina Monsen",
year = "2008",
language = "English",
volume = "88",
pages = "313--320",
journal = "Norsk Geologisk Tiddsskrift",
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T1 - Extensive local seabed disturbance, erosion and mass wasting on Alpha Ridge, central Arctic Ocean

T2 - Possible evidence for an extra-terrestrial impact?

AU - Kristoffersen, Yngve

AU - Hall, John K.

AU - Hunkins, Kenneth

AU - Ardai, José

AU - Coakley, Bernard J.

AU - Hopper, John R.

AU - Arthun, Tore

AU - Berge, Hans

AU - Bruvoll, Vibeke

AU - Grindvall, Erik

AU - Breien, Hedda

AU - Dove, Dayon

AU - Henkart, Paul

AU - Ivanova, Nina

AU - Ludvigsen, Fredrik

AU - Monsen, Karina

PY - 2008

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N2 - Sub-bottom sediments within a 200 × 600 km area on the crest and south slope (water depth 1200-2500 meter) of the submarine Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean have been locally disrupted down to at least 500 meter below the seabed, suffered intensive local current erosion, and abundant mass wasting. There appears to be a westward progression along the ridge from an eastern area of chaotic and eroded sub-bottom sediments to proximal intense erosion of an undisturbed section and a more distal occurrence of mass wasting and minor erosion. As a working hypothesis, we propose that the spectrum and scale of drastic, spatially restricted and apparently geologically short-lived environmental changes are compatible with the effect of a shock wave from the impact of an extra-terrestrial body into the central Arctic Ocean.

AB - Sub-bottom sediments within a 200 × 600 km area on the crest and south slope (water depth 1200-2500 meter) of the submarine Alpha Ridge in the central Arctic Ocean have been locally disrupted down to at least 500 meter below the seabed, suffered intensive local current erosion, and abundant mass wasting. There appears to be a westward progression along the ridge from an eastern area of chaotic and eroded sub-bottom sediments to proximal intense erosion of an undisturbed section and a more distal occurrence of mass wasting and minor erosion. As a working hypothesis, we propose that the spectrum and scale of drastic, spatially restricted and apparently geologically short-lived environmental changes are compatible with the effect of a shock wave from the impact of an extra-terrestrial body into the central Arctic Ocean.

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JO - Norsk Geologisk Tiddsskrift

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