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 …

A review on onshore tsunami deposits along the Atlantic coasts

PJM Costa, S Dawson, RS Ramalho, M Engel… - Earth-Science …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This paper reviews the evidence for onshore sedimentary imprints of tsunami inundation
known from the geological record of the Atlantic basin. The central aim of the paper is to offer …

Aeolian microtextures in silica spheres induced in a wind tunnel experiment: Comparison with aeolian quartz

PJM Costa, C Andrade, WC Mahaney, FM Da Silva… - Geomorphology, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Microtextures in quartz attributed to aeolian transport, principally bulbous edges and
abrasion fatigue have seldom been tested in the laboratory under controlled conditions. A …

Microtextures on quartz grain surfaces in the Bay of Bengal shoreline sediments, Bangladesh: implications for sediment transport process and depositional …

HMZ Hossain, JS Armstrong-Altrin… - Catena, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract SEM and SEM-EDS studies of quartz grains in the shoreline sediments of the Bay of
Bengal, Bangladesh were carried out to evaluate the mode of origin, paleoclimate, and …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological analysis of mineral grains from different sedimentary environments using automated static image analysis

F Gresina, B Farkas, SÁ Fábián, Z Szalai, G Varga - Sedimentary Geology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The properties of sediment grain shape provide valuable information about the transport
mechanisms in different sedimentary and geomorphological environments. With the …

Holocene offshore tsunami archive–Tsunami deposits on the Algarve shelf (Portugal)

L Feist, PJM Costa, P Bellanova, I Bosnic… - Sedimentary …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Analysis of the surface microtextures and morphologies of beach quartz grains in Japan and implications for provenance research

H Itamiya, R Sugita, T Sugai - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2019‏ - Springer
The mineral quartz is highly resistant to weathering, and various surface microtextures are
formed and preserved on quartz grains. These microtextures are considered to reflect the …

X-ray tomography applied to tsunami deposits: Optimized image processing and quantitative analysis of particle size, particle shape, and sedimentary fabric in 3D

S Mitra, R Paris, L Bernard, R Abbal, P Charrier… - Marine Geology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The analysis of particle size, shape, size, and their spatial arrangement (ie fabric) in a
sedimentary deposit plays a significant role in their interpretation in terms of transport …

Major storm periods and climate forcing in the Western Mediterranean during the Late Holocene

JP Degeai, B Devillers, L Dezileau, H Oueslati… - Quaternary Science …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Big storm events represent a major risk for populations and infrastructures settled on coastal
lowlands. In the Western Mediterranean, where human societies colonized and occupied …

Tsunami deposits of the Caribbean–Towards an improved coastal hazard assessment

M Engel, J Oetjen, SM May, H Brückner - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Coasts worldwide experience considerable population pressure and the demand for reliable
hazard management, such as of tsunamis, increases. Tsunami hazard assessment requires …