Onshore archives of tsunami deposits

Sue Dawson; Pedro J. M. Costa; Alastair Dawson; Max Engel

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-815686-5.00006-7

Onshore archives of tsunami deposits

Sue Dawson, Pedro J. M. Costa, Alastair Dawson, Max Engel

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Abstract

The identification of paleotsunamis in the coastal geological record requires modern analogues to allow comparison. Much research has been undertaken recently on modern tsunami sedimentation patterns and processes. We describe here the principal coastal depositional settings in which modern (and older) finer-grained tsunami deposits have been identified. We then describe how this information on contemporary depositional processes has been used to identify ancient tsunami deposits in different stratigraphic contexts. We also highlight the importance of a range of different field methods that have been used to provide detailed information on the nature of tsunamis in (pre-)history.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geological Records of Tsunamis and Other Extreme Waves
Editors	Max Engel, Jessica Pilarczyk, Simon Matthias May, Dominik Brill, Ed Garrett
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	6
Pages	95-111
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128156872
ISBN (Print)	9780128156865
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815686-5.00006-7
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Coastal geomorphology
Onshore sediment archives
Paleotsunamis
Sediments
Tsunami deposits

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General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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