Geology & Geophysics Group
Research areas
Research activities within the G&G Group address a variety of topics and disciplines, ranging from marine geophysics to cartography to international maritime law. Our main areas of research are detailed below - click on the links to find our more. Details of the specific research projects and programmes we are currently involved in can be found on our Projects page.
- Seafloor environments
- Geohazards
- Fluid flow
- Sedimentary processes
- Mid-ocean ridges
- Active faulting
- Rifted margins and extension
- Convergent margins and subduction processes
- Gas hydrates
- Exploration geophysics
- Marine geoarchaeology
- Palaeomagnetics
- Seabed imagery & characterisation
- Seismic imaging and properties
- Experimental rock physics and geotechnics
Applied research
UNCLOS: Specialists in developing extended legal continental shelf areas under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
GEBCO: G&G hosts the position of GEBCO (GEneral Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) Bathymetric Editor and International Liaison. The GEBCO goal is to produce a continuously updated global digital bathymetry for use by scientists, educational establishments, policy makers and the general public.
