Impact of historical tsunamis on a sandy coastal barrier: An example from the northern Gargano coast, southern Italy

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 213-219

  Gianfreda, F ^a   Mastronuzzi, G ^b   Sanso P ^c  

^a Geo Data Service   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apulia; coastal barrier evolution; Italy; Tsunami; washover fan

Indexed keywords

LESINA;

EID: 0011679528     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-1-213-2001     Document Type: Article

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