FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Fluid escape features as relevant players in the enhancement of seafloor stability? BT AF Riboulot, Vincent Imbert, Patrice Cattaneo, Antonio Voisset, Michel AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:1; FF 1:PDG-REM-GM-LAD;2:;3:PDG-REM-GM-LAD;4:PDG-REM-GM-CTDI; C1 IFREMER, REM‐GM Plouzané ,France TOTAL, Pau ,France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE TOTAL, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-REM-GM-LAD PDG-REM-GM-CTDI IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-france IF 2.734 TC 8 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00512/62348/66614.pdf LA English DT Article AB Fluid migration within the sedimentary column contributes significantly to slope failure and pockmark formation and can be an effective triggering mechanism to generate submarine landslides. Pockmarks are thus commonly listed among geohazards. Contrary to these accepted notions, we propose here an alternative view of pockmarks with an example from the Eastern Niger Submarine Delta: Pockmarks and associated chimneys may increase or modify the shear strength of sedimentary layers and locally enhance seafloor stability. The analysis of two 3D seismic volumes shows that a landslide deposit divides into two branches around a cluster of three pockmark chimneys, interpreted to impede its further development. The morphological characteristics of a slide constrained by fluid seepage features show the potential role of fluid escape in marine sediment strengthening. PY 2019 PD DEC SO Terra Nova SN 0954-4879 PU Wiley VL 31 IS 6 UT 000488663600001 BP 540 EP 548 DI 10.1111/ter.12425 ID 62348 ER EF