Progress in palaeotsunami research
The study of palaeotsunamis preserved in the sedimentary record has developed over the
past three decades to a point where the criteria used to identify these events range from well …
past three decades to a point where the criteria used to identify these events range from well …
Tsunami deposits of the Caribbean–Towards an improved coastal hazard assessment
Coasts worldwide experience considerable population pressure and the demand for reliable
hazard management, such as of tsunamis, increases. Tsunami hazard assessment requires …
hazard management, such as of tsunamis, increases. Tsunami hazard assessment requires …
Sediment sources and sedimentation processes of 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami deposits on the Sendai Plain, Japan—insights from diatoms, nannoliths and grain size …
The 11th March 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami inundated the low-lying Sendai Plain (Japan)
more than 5km inland leaving sand and mud deposits over most of the area. In order to …
more than 5km inland leaving sand and mud deposits over most of the area. In order to …
Distribution and pollution, toxicity and risk assessment of heavy metals in sediments from urban and rural rivers of the Pearl River delta in southern China
Sediments were collected from the upper, middle and lower reaches of both urban and rural
rivers in a typical urbanization zone of the Pearl River delta. Six heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu …
rivers in a typical urbanization zone of the Pearl River delta. Six heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu …
Tsunami hazard and built environment damage observations from Palu City after the September 28 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
Abstract The 2018 Sulawesi earthquake (Mw 7.5) and tsunami destroyed many buildings
and caused more than 3300 fatalities in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Damage reports and satellite …
and caused more than 3300 fatalities in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Damage reports and satellite …
High-resolution analysis of a tsunami deposit: Case-study from the 1755 Lisbon tsunami in southwestern Spain
A multi-proxy approach using trench sediment analysis on the southwestern coast of Spain
(Los Lances Bay, Andalusia) provides a high-resolution record of the 1755 Lisbon tsunami …
(Los Lances Bay, Andalusia) provides a high-resolution record of the 1755 Lisbon tsunami …
Flow speed estimated by inverse modeling of sandy tsunami deposits: results from the 11 March 2011 tsunami on the coastal plain near the Sendai Airport, Honshu …
Tsunami deposits contain information about the flow that created them which can be
interpreted to estimate tsunami magnitude. Sandy deposits near Sendai Airport are modeled …
interpreted to estimate tsunami magnitude. Sandy deposits near Sendai Airport are modeled …
Numerical models of tsunami sediment transport—current understanding and future directions
Researchers who study tsunami deposits share common ultimate goals of their work, which
are to better assess the magnitude information of paleotsunamis and to contribute to the …
are to better assess the magnitude information of paleotsunamis and to contribute to the …
Insights from geochemistry and diatoms to characterise a tsunami's deposit and maximum inundation limit
Geochemical proxies and diatom assemblages were used in combination with grain size
characteristics not only to describe the deposit left behind by the 27 February 2010, Maule …
characteristics not only to describe the deposit left behind by the 27 February 2010, Maule …
Holocene offshore tsunami archive–Tsunami deposits on the Algarve shelf (Portugal)
The well-known 1755 CE Lisbon tsunami caused widespread destruction along the Iberian
and northern Moroccan coastlines. Being affected by the powerful 1755 CE Lisbon tsunami …
and northern Moroccan coastlines. Being affected by the powerful 1755 CE Lisbon tsunami …