Aspects of marine geoscience: A review and thoughts on potential for observing active processes and progress through collaboration between the ocean sciences

摘要: Much progress has been made in the UK characterizing internal structures of major physiographic features oceans and developing understanding geological processes that have created or shaped them. researchers authored articles high impact all areas described here. In contrast to terrestrial geoscience, however, there few instrumented observations active by scientists. This is an area could be developed over next decades UK. Research on potential ability engage wider public: Some present significant geo-hazards populations offshore infrastructure require monitoring commercial applications technological developments needed for science. suggestions involve studies shallow coastal waters where ship costs are much reduced, addressing tighter funding constraints near term. The possibilities measuring aspects volcanic eruptions, flowing lava, turbidity currents mass movements (landslides) discussed. A further development greater collaboration between ocean sciences. For example, it well known geomorphology biological agents important modulating erosion transport sediments, ultimately affecting shape Earth's surface various ways. analogous effect biology large-scale also but remains poorly quantified. Physical oceanographic models becoming increasingly accurate used study patterns erosion, particle deposition oceans. Marine geophysical data turn useful verification such models. Adapting them conditions past address shorter-period movements, as due waves tides, which barely addressed palaeoceanography.