Historical and geological evidence of boulders deposited by tsunamis, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan

K Goto, T Kawana, F Imamura - Earth-Science Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
Sedimentary features and identification criteria of boulders deposited by tsunamis and storm
waves are highly controversial because of the lack of detailed studies of boulders that are …

[HTML][HTML] Extraordinary boulder transport by storm waves (west of Ireland, winter 2013–2014), and criteria for analysing coastal boulder deposits

R Cox, KL Jahn, OG Watkins, P Cox - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Before-and-after photos of supratidal coastal boulder deposits (CBD) in the west of Ireland
show that storms in the winter of 2013–2014 transported boulders at elevations up to 29 m …

Process-sedimentological challenges in distinguishing paleo-tsunami deposits

G Shanmugam - Natural Hazards, 2012 - Springer
There has been a lively debate since the 1980s on distinguishing between paleo-tsunami
deposits and paleo-cyclone deposits using sedimentological criteria. Tsunami waves not …

Large boulders along the south-eastern Ionian coast of Sicily: storm or tsunami deposits?

MS Barbano, C Pirrotta, F Gerardi - Marine Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigates the size, shape, position, pre-transport setting and long-axis
orientation of 175 boulders found along the south-eastern Ionian coast of Sicily. These …

Bonaire's boulder fields revisited: evidence for Holocene tsunami impact on the Leeward Antilles

M Engel, SM May - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Supralittoral boulders and blocks are prominent sedimentary features along rocky
shorelines worldwide. In most cases, their deposition is attributed to high-energy wave …

Discrimination of boulders deposited by tsunamis and storm waves at Ishigaki Island, Japan

K Goto, K Miyagi, H Kawamata, F Imamura - Marine Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
The Ryukyu Islands, Japan, where numerous boulders are deposited on the reef and on
land, might be ideal research fields of boulders deposited by tsunami and storm waves …

Boulders as a signature of storms on rock coasts

R Paris, LA Naylor, WJ Stephenson - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper is the first review of coastal boulder studies; it serves as a peer-reviewed
introduction to a special issue on the topic of 'Boulders as a signature of storms on rock …

The use of boulders for characterising past tsunamis: lessons from the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2009 South Pacific tsunamis

S Etienne, M Buckley, R Paris, AK Nandasena… - Earth-Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Tsunamis are high energy events capable of transporting extremely heavy loads including
boulders. We compare boulder deposits created by two modern tsunami events, the 2004 …

Towards modelling the future risk of cyclone wave damage to the world's coral reefs

M Puotinen, E Drost, R Lowe… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical cyclones generate extreme waves that can damage coral reef communities.
Recovery typically requires up to a decade, driving the trajectory of coral community …

Tsunami deposits: present knowledge and future challenges

PJM Costa, C Andrade - Sedimentology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tsunami deposits are the primary source of information on (past) large tsunami events and
thereby are crucial for accurate hazard assessments. Tsunami deposits studies have …