Geological and historical records of tsunami in Australia

Marine Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-123

  Dominey Howes, Dale ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Future research questions; Geological; Historical records; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI; GEOLOGICAL RECORDS; HISTORICAL RECORDS; INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI (IOT);

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL ZONES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HAZARDS; INDIA;

TSUNAMIS;

FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; HISTORICAL RECORD; NATURAL HAZARD; TSUNAMI;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MELANESIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

EID: 33947239344     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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