The sediment flux project involves investigating major turbidity current events and submarine landslides in areas where we work. Submarine canyons are a primary link between continental shelves and the deep sea as they act as conduits for the transfer of globally significant quantities of both natural and anthropogenic particulate material.

These conduits can also impact offshore operations, especially when extreme weather events, which are now more frequent and intense in some areas due to the effects of climate change, and natural disasters such as earthquakes occur.