Sedimentary differences between the 2002 Easter storm and the 15th-century Okoropunga tsunami, southeastern North Island, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 235-250

  Goff, J ^a   McFadgen, B G ^b   Chague Goff C ^c  

^a GeoEnvironmental Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; New Zealand; Sediment texture; Storm; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TSUNAMIS; VEGETATION;

TSUNAMI DEPOSITS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; HAZARD; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORM DEPOSIT; TSUNAMI;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 1242299640     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00352-9     Document Type: Article

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